In mathematics, Fatou components are components of the Fatou set.
If f is a rational function
defined in the extended complex plane, and if it is a nonlinear function ( degree > 1 )
then for a periodic component of the Fatou set, exactly one of the following holds:
A Siegel disk is a simply connected Fatou component on which f(z) is analytically conjugate to a Euclidean rotation of the unit disc onto itself by an irrational rotation angle. A Herman ring is a double connected Fatou component (an annulus) on which f(z) is analytically conjugate to a Euclidean rotation of a round annulus, again by an irrational rotation angle.
Julia set (white) and Fatou set (dark red/green/blue) for with in the complex plane.