On holomorphic curves in semi-Abelian varieties (Q1273146)

Let \(A\) be a complex semi-abelian variety, let \(D\) be an algebraic hypersurface in \(A\) and let \(f:{\mathbb C}\to A\setminus D\) be a holomorphic mapping. The purpose of this article is to prove a conjecture of Lang: The Zariski closure of the image of \(f\) is a translate of a semi-abelian variety which does not meet \(D\). The conjecture was proved by \textit{Y.-T. Siu} and \textit{S.-K. Yeung} [Math. Ann. 306, No. 4, 743-758 (1996; Zbl 0882.32009)] when \(A\) is an abelian variety and the proof presented here is an elaboration and simplification of their arguments using infinite order jet spaces over jet spaces.