A note on projective Levi flats and minimal sets of algebraic foliations (Q1294748): Difference between revisions

Let \(M\) be a complex compact manifold with a singular holomorphic foliation \(F\). A nontrivial minimal set of \(F\) is a nonempty, closed \(F\)-invariant subset of \(M\) that contains no singularities of \(F\). The following is known for codimension one foliations of degree \(k\) on \(\mathbb{C} P^2\) [\textit{C. Camacho, A. Lins Neto} and \textit{P. Sad}, Inst. Hautes Étud. Sci., Publ. Math. 68, 187-203 (1988; Zbl 0682.57012)]: If \(k\geq 2\), there is an open non-empty subset of the space of such foliations that have nontrivial minimal sets; and for \(k=0,1\), there is no nontrivial minimal set. Further progress on the subject is made in this paper: It is shown that codimension one holomorphic foliations on \(\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^n\) do not have nontrivial minimal sets for \(n \geq 3\); indeed, it is shown that any nontrivial closed invariant subset contains a singularity. It is also proved that there are no real analytic Levi flats in \(\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^n\) for \(n\geq 3\).