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Discrete Z
and Painlevé equations
A discrete analogue of the holomorphic map Z
is studied. It is given by a Schramm's circle pattern with the combinatorics of the square grid. It is shown that the corresponding immersed circle patterns lead to special separatrix solutions of a discrete Painlev' equation. Global properties of these solutions, as well as those of the discrete Z
, are established.