1. IMPA, Estrada D. Castorina, 110, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP. 22460-320, Brazil;2. Instituto de Matemática, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68530, 21.945-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Abstract:
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.