Siegel disc

noun

A connected component in the Fatou set where the dynamics is analytically conjugate to an irrational rotation.

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Meanings

nounSiegel disc (plural Siegel discs)

plural Siegel discs · alternative Siegel disk

  1. mathematicsA connected component in the Fatou set where the dynamics is analytically conjugate to an irrational rotation.

Origin

Named in honor of Carl Ludwig Siegel.

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APA

Siegel disc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siegel%20disc

MLA

“Siegel disc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siegel%20disc. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Siegel disc,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siegel%20disc.

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