Tangential index of foliations with curves on surfaces (Q1772563)

\textit{M. Brunella} [Ann. Sci. Éc. Norm. Supér., IV. Sér. 30, 569--594 (1997; Zbl 0893.32019)] defined an index which represents how a curve and a foliation on a complex surface intersect and proved an index formula. Here, the author gives an alternative proof of this index theorem by the method of localization of the Chern class of a suitable virtual bundle. He also computes this index in several examples when the curve \(C\) is not invariant by the foliation.