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On the Julia sets of polynomials and their Hausdorff dimension

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dc.date.accessioned 2012-11-05T06:32:14Z und
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T12:22:01Z
dc.date.available 2012-11-05T06:32:14Z und
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T12:22:01Z
dc.date.issued 2012-11-05T06:32:14Z
dc.identifier.uri http://radr.hulib.helsinki.fi/handle/10138.1/2101 und
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10138.1/2101
dc.title On the Julia sets of polynomials and their Hausdorff dimension en
ethesis.discipline Mathematics en
ethesis.discipline Matematiikka fi
ethesis.discipline Matematik sv
ethesis.discipline.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/44bc4f03-6035-4697-993b-cfc4cea667eb
ethesis.department.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/61364eb4-647a-40e2-8539-11c5c0af8dc2
ethesis.department Institutionen för matematik och statistik sv
ethesis.department Department of Mathematics and Statistics en
ethesis.department Matematiikan ja tilastotieteen laitos fi
ethesis.faculty Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Science en
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/8d59209f-6614-4edd-9744-1ebdaf1d13ca
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
dct.creator Hitruhin, Lauri
dct.issued 2012
dct.language.ISO639-2 eng
dct.abstract In this paper we define and study the Julia set and the Fatou set of an arbitrary polynomial f, which is defined on the closed complex plane and whose degree is at least two. We are especially interested in the structure of these sets and in approximating the size of the Julia set. First, we define the Julia and Fatou sets by using the concepts of normal families and equicontinuity. Then we move on to proving many of the essential facts concerning these sets, laying foundations for the main theorems of this paper presented in the fifth chapter. By the end of this chapter we achieve quite a good understanding of the basic structure of the Julia set and the Fatou set of an arbitrary polynomial f. In the fourth chapter we introduce the Hausdorff measure and dimension along with some theorems regarding them. In this chapter we also say more about fractals and self-similar sets, for example the Cantor set and the Koch curve. The main goal of this chapter is to prove a well-known result which allows to easily determine the Hausdorff dimension of any self-similar set that fulfils certain conditions. We end this chapter by calculating the Hausdorff dimension of the one-third Cantor set and the Koch-curve by using the result described earlier and notice, that their Hausdorff dimension is not integer-valued. In the fifth chapter we study the structure of the Julia set further, concentrating on its connectedness, and introduce the Mandelbrot set. In this chapter we also prove the three main theorems of this paper. First we show a sufficient condition for the Julia set of a polynomial to be totally disconnected. This result, with some theorems proven in the third chapter, shows that in this case the Julia set is a Cantor-like set. The second result shows when the Julia set of a quadratic polynomial of the form f(z) = z^2 + c is a Jordan curve. The third and final result shows that given an arbitrary polynomial f, there exists a lower bound for the Hausdorff dimension of the Julia set of the polynomial f, which depends on the polynomial f. This is the most important result of this paper. en
dct.language en
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi-fe2017112251860
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