Entropy of Stationary Measures and Bounded Tangential de-Rham Cohomology of Semisimple Lie Group Actions

Let G be a connected noncompact semisimple Lie group with finite center, K a maximal compact subgroup, and X a compact manifold (or more generally, a Borel space) on which G acts. Assume that ν is a μ -stationary measure on X, where μ is an admissible measure on G, and that the G-action is essentially free. We consider the foliation of K\ X with Riemmanian leaves isometric to the symmetric space K\ G, and the associated tangential bounded de-Rham cohomology, which we show is an invariant of the action. We prove both vanishing and nonvanishing results for bounded tangential cohomology, whose range is dictated by the size of the maximal projective factor G/Q of (X, ν). We give examples showing that the results are often best possible. For the proofs we formulate a bounded tangential version of Stokes’ theorem, and establish a bounded tangential version of Poincaré’s Lemma. These results are made possible by the structure theory of semisimple Lie groups actions with stationary measure developed in Nevo and Zimmer [Ann of Math. 156, 565--594]. The structure theory assert, in particular, that the G-action is orbit equivalent to an action of a uniquely determined parabolic subgroup Q. The existence of Q allows us to establish Stokes’ and Poincaré’s Lemmas, and we show that it is the size of Q (determined by the entropy) which controls the bounded tangential cohomology. Supported by BSF and ISF. Supported by BSF and NSF.     

Bounds on leaves of one-dimensional foliations

Let X be a variety over an algebraically closed field, a onedimensional singular foliation, and a projective leaf of . We prove that

Couples contacto-symplectiques

We introduce a new geometric structure on differentiable manifolds. A contact-symplectic pair on a manifold is a pair where is a Pfaffian form of constant class and a -form of constant class such that is a volume form. Each form has a characteristic foliation whose leaves are symplectic and contact manifolds respectively. These foliations are transverse and complementary. Some other differential objects are associated to it. We give a local model and several existence theorems on nilpotent Lie groups, nilmanifolds and principal torus bundles. As a deep application of this theory, we give a negative answer to the famous Reeb's problem which asks if every vector field without closed 1-codimensional transversal on a manifold having contact forms is the Reeb vector field of a contact form.

     

On the order of the automorphism group of foliations

Let be a holomorphic foliation with ample canonical bundle on a smooth projective surface X. We obtain an upper bound on the order of its automorphism group which depends only on and provided this group is finite. Here, and are the canonical bundles of and X, respectively.     

On Finsler transnormal functions

In this note we discuss a few properties of transnormal Finsler functions, i.e., the natural generalization of distance functions and isoparametric Finsler functions. In particular, we prove that critical level sets of an analytic transnormal function are submanifolds, and the partition of M into level sets is a Finsler partition, when the function is defined on a compact analytic manifold M.     

On the density of foliations without algebraic solutions on weighted projective planes

We prove that a generic holomorphic foliation on a weighted projective plane has no algebraic solutions when the degree is big enough. We also prove an analogous result for foliations on Hirzebruch surfaces.     

Foliations by curves on threefolds

We study the conormal sheaves and singular schemes of one-dimensional foliations on smooth projective varieties X of dimension 3 and Picard rank 1. We prove that if the singular scheme has dimension 0, then the conormal sheaf is μ-stable whenever the tangent bundle $TX$ is stable, and apply this fact to the characterization of certain irreducible components of the moduli space of rank 2 reflexive sheaves on ${\mathbb{P}}^3$ and on a smooth quadric hypersurface $Q_3\subset {\mathbb{P}}^4$. Finally, we give a classification of local complete intersection foliations, that is, foliations with locally free conormal sheaves, of degree 0 and 1 on Q₃.