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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2025
We study the dynamics of a generic automorphism f of a Stein manifold with the density property. Such manifolds include almost all linear algebraic groups. Even in the special case of  ${\mathbb {C}}^n$,
${\mathbb {C}}^n$,  $n\geq 2$, most of our results are new. We study the Julia set, non-wandering set and chain-recurrent set of f. We show that the closure of the set of saddle periodic points of f is the largest forward invariant set on which f is chaotic. This subset of the Julia set of f is also characterized as the closure of the set of transverse homoclinic points of f, and equals the Julia set if and only if a certain closing lemma holds. Among the other results in the paper is a generalization of Buzzard’s holomorphic Kupka–Smale theorem to our setting.
$n\geq 2$, most of our results are new. We study the Julia set, non-wandering set and chain-recurrent set of f. We show that the closure of the set of saddle periodic points of f is the largest forward invariant set on which f is chaotic. This subset of the Julia set of f is also characterized as the closure of the set of transverse homoclinic points of f, and equals the Julia set if and only if a certain closing lemma holds. Among the other results in the paper is a generalization of Buzzard’s holomorphic Kupka–Smale theorem to our setting.
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