In this paper, we introduce a few notions of inverse topological pressure [Formula: see text], defined in terms of backward orbits (prehistories) instead of forward orbits. This inverse topological pressure has some properties similar to the regular (forward) pressure but, in general, if the map is not a homeomorphism, they do not coincide. In fact, there are several ways to define inverse topological pressure; for instance, we show that the Bowen type definition coincides with the one using spanning sets. Then we consider the case of a holomorphic map [Formula: see text] which is Axiom A and such that its critical set does not intersect a particular basic set of saddle type Λ. We will prove that, under a technical condition, the Hausdorff dimension of the intersection between the local stable manifold and the basic set is equal to ts, i.e. [Formula: see text], for all points x belonging to Λ. Here ts represents the unique zero of the function t→P-(tϕs), with P- denoting the inverse topological pressure and [Formula: see text], y∈Λ. In general, [Formula: see text] will be estimated above by ts and below by [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the unique zero of the map t→P_(tϕs). As a corollary we obtain that, if the stable dimension is non-zero, then Λ must be a non-Jordan curve, and also, if f|Λ happens to be a homeomorphism (like in the examples from [13]), then the stable dimension cannot be zero.
Discontinuity of straightening in anti-holomorphic dynamics: I
