Parabolic curves for diffeomorphisms in \(\mathbb C^2\) (Q932955): Difference between revisions

It is known after [\textit{J. Écalle}, Publ. Math. Orsay 85-05 (1985; Zbl 0602.30029)] and [\textit{M. Hakim}, Duke Math. J. 92, 403--428 (1998; Zbl 0952.32012)] that a ``generic'' germ of biholomorphism at \(O\) in \(\mathbb C^n\) tangent to the identity has ``petals'', namely, it posses invariant analytic discs containing \(O\) on the boundary and such that its dynamics along those discs is conjugated to parabolic dynamics. Later \textit{M. Abate} [Duke Math. J. 107, No. 1, 173--207 (2001; Zbl 1015.37035)] proved that on \(\mathbb C^2\) every germ tangent to the identity posses petals. A similar result holds for germs of holomorphic vector fields: \textit{C. Camacho} and \textit{P. Sad} [Ann. Math. (2) 115, 579--595 (1982; Zbl 0503.32007)] proved that every germ of holomorphic vector field in \(\mathbb C^2\) admits a separatrix. The proof of both Abate's and Camacho-Sad's results relies on a sequences of blowing ups reducing the singularities which can be suitably selected by means of an index theorem. Later the reviewer [Ann. Sc. Norm. Super. Pisa, Cl. Sci. (5) 2, No. 3, 493--520 (2003; Zbl 1170.32311)] found a way to obtain (and generalize to some singular setting) Abate's result by using a first-jet version of the Camacho-Sad approach. In the paper under review, the authors give a proof of Abate's theorem using a formal version of the Camacho-Sad result. Namely, they consider the formal vector field whose time one flow is the given germ of biholomorphism and apply Camacho-Sad's result to such a formal germ. Then, they come up with a ``good'' singular point for the vector field which is a ``generic'' point for the germ of biholomorphism where one can apply Écalle-Hakim's result and blow down the petals.