Abstract
For the semistandard map F(x,y)=(x+y+ieix, y+ieix), we consider the critical function Kss( omega ), defined as the radius of convergence of a series expansion of a complex invariant curve of rotation number omega , and show that log Kss( omega )+2 Sigma qk-1 log qk+1 is bounded on the set of omega where it is well-defined, where (qk) are the denominators of the convergents to the real number omega . We discuss the implications for critical functions for the standard map.