 Milnor–Thurston kneading theory

Milnor–Thurston kneading theory is a concept in dynamical systems and the study of dynamical behavior of one-dimensional maps, particularly in the context of one-dimensional continuous maps on interval spaces. Developed by mathematicians John Milnor and William Thurston, this theory is primarily used to analyze the behavior of iterated functions, especially polynomials and other types of maps.