Logarithmic foliations on compact algebraic surfaces

LetF be a holomorphic singular foliation with an invariant compact curveS on a compact algebraic surfaceX. In this work we prove thatF is logarithmic under some generic conditions in the singularities ofF inS.Supported by CNPq (Brazil).     

On the existence of stable compact leaves for transversely holomorphic foliations

We prove that a transversely holomorphic foliation on a compact manifold exhibits some compact leaf with finite holonomy group, provided that the set of compact leaves is not a zero measure set. A similar result is stated for groups of complex diffeomorphisms and periodic orbits.     

Finslerian foliations of compact manifolds are Riemannian

We prove that a Finslerian foliation of a compact manifold is Riemannian.     

Pseudo-Anosov extensions and degree one maps between hyperbolic surface bundles

Let F′,F be any two closed orientable surfaces of genus g′ > g≥ 1, and f:F→ F be any pseudo-Anosov map. Then we can “extend” f to be a pseudo- Anosov map f′:F′→ F′ so that there is a fiber preserving degree one map M(F′,f′)→ M(F,f) between the hyperbolic surface bundles. Moreover the extension f′ can be chosen so that the surface bundles M(F′,f′) and M(F,f) have the same first Betti numbers. Y. Ni is partially supported by a Centennial fellowship of the Graduate School at Princeton University. S.C. Wang is partially supported by MSTC     

A note on geodesic foliations on the torus

We look at geodesic foliations on the Lorentzian 2-tori which are lightlike on a proper subset. We prove that they do not exist if the torus is geodesically complete. We describe some properties of their orthogonal foliations and we give several new examples.      

Pseudo-Anosov Mapping Classes and Their Representations by Products of Two Dehn Twists

Let S be a Riemann surface of analytically finite type （p, n） with 3p-3＋n 〉 0. Let a ∈ S and S = S - {a}. In this article, the author studies those pseudo-Anosov maps on S that are isotopic to the identity on S and can be represented by products of Dehn twists. It is also proved that for any pseudo-Anosov map f of S isotopic to the identity on S, there are infinitely many pseudo-Anosov maps F on S - {b} = S - {a, b}, where b is a point on S, such that F is isotopic to f on S as b is filled in.     

Transversal infinitesimal automorphisms of harmonic foliations on complete manifolds

Summary In this paper we study infinitesimal automorphisms of finiteL ²-norm for harmonic Riemannian and Kähler foliations admitting a complete bundle-like metric. The results generalize facts established recently in the compact case.1980 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 57 R 30, Secondary 58 E 20.Work supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

Spectral sequences and taut Riemannian foliations

Using a relation between the terms of the spectral sequence of a Riemannian foliation and its adiabatic limit, we obtain Bochner type techniques for this special setting and, as a consequence, in the special case of a Riemannian flow we obtain vanishing conditions for the top dimensional group of the basic cohomology \(H_{b}^{q}(\mathcal{F})\)-which is related to the property of being geodesible. We also extend a Weitzenböck type formula for the leafwise Laplacian and, for the particular class of compact foliations, we obtain a generalization of a result due to Ph. Tondeur, M. Min-Oo, and E. Ruh concerning the vanishing of the basic cohomology under the assumption that certain curvature operators are positive definite. In the final part we present an example.     

Geodesic foliations in Lorentz 3-manifolds

We study geodesic foliations on manifolds endowed with Lorentz metrics. The (local) theory works formally exactly as in the Riemannian case, if the induced metric on the leaves is non-degenerate. We consider here some local and global properties in the degenerate case. Received: October 24, 1994     

Basic forms for transversely integrable singular Riemannian foliations

Basic forms for a transversely integrable singular Riemannian foliation with compact leaves are in one-to-one correspondence with ``Weyl"-invariant differential forms on a generalized section of the foliation.

     

Invariant foliations for parabolic equations

It is proved for parabolic equations that under certain conditions the weak (un-) stable manifolds possess invariant foliations, called strongly (un-) stable foliations. The relevant results on center manifoids are generalized to weak hyperbolic manifolds     

Combinatorial volume preserving flows and taut foliations

A -injective closed surface in an orientable 3-manifold with a tangentially smooth, transversely C ⁰ taut foliation can be homotoped to an immersed surface which is either transverse to the foliation except at isolated saddle tangencies or mapped into a leaf. Received: November 11, 1997     

Examples of non-conjugated holomorphic vector fields and foliations

We consider germs of holomorphic vector fields near the origin of with a saddle-node singularity, and the induced singular foliations. In a previous article we described the invariants addressing the analytical classification of these vector fields. They split into three parts: a formal, an orbital and a tangential component. For a fixed formal class, the orbital invariant (associated to the foliation) was obtained by Martinet and Ramis; we give it an integral representation. We then derive examples of non-orbitally conjugated foliations by the use of a “first-step” normal form, whose first-significative jet is an invariant. The tangential invariant also admits an integral representation, hence we derive explicit examples of vector fields, inducing the same foliation, that are not mutually conjugated. In addition, we provide a family of normal forms for vector fields orbitally equivalent to the model of Poincaré-Dulac.     

Rigidity of certain holomorphic foliations

There is a well-known rigidity theorem of Y. Ilyashenko for (singular) holomorphic foliations in and also the extension given by Gómez-Mont and Ortíz-Bobadilla (1989). Here we present a different generalization of the result of Ilyashenko: some cohomological and (generic) dynamical conditions on a foliation on a fibred complex surface imply the d-rigidity of , i.e. any topologically trivial deformation of is also analytically trivial. We particularize this result to the case of ruled surfaces. In this context, the foliations not verifying the cohomological hypothesis above were completely classified in an earlier work by X. Gómez-Mont (1989). Hence we obtain a (generic) characterization of non-d-rigid foliations in ruled surfaces. We point out that the widest class of them are Riccati foliations.

     

Log canonical foliation singularities on surfaces

We give a classification of the dual graphs of the exceptional divisors on the minimal resolutions of log canonical foliation singularities on surfaces. As an application, we show the set of foliated minimal log discrepancies for foliated surface triples satisfies the ascending chain condition and a Grauert–Riemenschneider–type vanishing theorem for foliated surfaces with special log canonical foliation singularities.     

Strengthening theC t -closing lemma for dynamical systems and foliations on the torus

We prove a strengthenedC ^r -closing lemma (r≥1) for wandering chain recurrent trajectories of flows without equilibrium states on the two-dimensional torus and for wandering chain recurrent orbits of a diffeomorphism of the circle. The strengthenedC ^r -closing lemma (r≥1) is proved for a special class of infinitely smooth actions of the integer lattice ℤ ^k on the circle. The result is applied to foliations of codimension one with trivial holonomy group on the three-dimensional torus. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 323–331, March, 1997. Translated by S. K. Lando     

Meromorphic singular foliations on complex projective surfaces

Here we show that many numerical computations and bounds on the degrees of the algebraic leaves for singular meromorphic foliations on ² may be extended to large classes of foliations and complex projective surfaces.The author was partially supported by MURST and GNSAGA of CNR (Italy)     

On transversely flat conformal foliations with good measures

Transversely flat conformal foliations with good transverse invariant measures are Riemannian in the sense. In particular, transversely similar foliations with good measures are transversely Riemannian as transversely -foliations.

     

A condition for the stability of -covered on foliations of 3-manifolds

We give a sufficient condition for a codimension one, transversely orientable foliation of a closed 3-manifold to have the property that any foliation sufficiently close to it be -covered. This condition can be readily verified for many examples. Further, if an -covered foliation has a compact leaf , then any transverse loop meeting lifts to a copy of the leaf space, and the ambient manifold fibers over with as fiber.