Extension of germs of holomorphic foliations

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Abstract: We consider the problem of extending germs of plane holomorphic foliations to foliations of compact surfaces. We show that the germs that become regular after a single blow up and admit meromorphic first integrals can be extended, after local changes of coordinates, to foliations of compact surfaces. We also show that the simplest elements in this class can be defined by polynomial equations. On the other hand we prove that, in the absence of meromorphic first integrals there are uncountably many elements without polynomial representations.


The following problem is treated. Let \(\mathcal{F}\text{ol}(\mathbb{C}^2,0)\) be the set of germs of holomorphic foliations defined in a neighbourhood of \(0\in \mathbb{C}^2\) which are singular at the origin. Two foliations are equivalent if they are conjugated by a local holomorphic diffeomorphism of \(\mathbb{C}^2\) at \(0\). Let \(\mathcal{D}\) be the family of germs of foliations that are regular after a single blow-up at the origin, so that all leaves are transverse to the exceptional divisor, except for a finite number which is tangent to it. A germ of holomorphic foliation is an algebraic-like foliation if there exists a holomorphic foliation of an algebraic surface equivalent to it in a neighbourhood of some singularity. It is proved that any foliation in \(\mathcal{D}\) admitting a meromorphic first integral is an algebraic-like foliation. Furthermore if additionally the foliation has only one leaf with a simple tangency with the exceptional divisor then it is defined by polynomial equations. The absence of meromorphic first integrals implies the existence of uncountably many elements without polynomial representations.











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