preprint-author: 
A. Avila, M. Martens and W. de Melo
preprint-title: 
On the Dynamics of the Renormalization Operator
preprint-abstract: 
An important part of the bifurcation diagram of unimodal maps corresponds to infinite renormalizable maps. The dynamics of the renormalization operator describes this part of the bifurcation pattern precisely. Here we analyze the dynamics of the renormalization operator acting on the space of $C^k$ infinitely renormalizable maps of bounded type. We prove that two maps of the same type are exponentially asymptotic. We suppose $k \geq 3$ and quadratic critical point.
preprint-year: 
2000