A class of topological foliations on \(S^2\) that are topologically equivalent to polynomial vector fields (Q2390110)

The author proves that a class \(\mathcal{F}\) of oriented topological foliation, with a finite number of singularities, on \(S^2\) is topological equivalent to the foliations induced by polynomial vector fields. The main result of the article is presented in following Theorem. Let \(\mathcal{F}\) be a one-dimensional oriented topological foliation on \(S^2\) such that {\parindent9mm \begin{itemize}\item[(H1)] it has only a finite number of closed orbit and it has finitely many singularities; every singularity is either of finite type or topologically equivalent to a node; \item[(H2)] if \(p_1,p_2\dots,p_s,\) are the finite type singularities of \(\mathcal{F}\) , then, for every such \(p_i\) there exists a topological blown up \(\mathcal{F}_i\) of \(p_i\) such that \((\mathcal{F},(\mathcal{F}_1, \mathcal{F}_2,\dots \mathcal{F}_s))\) satisfies the separatrix cycle condition. \end{itemize}} Then \(\mathcal{F}\) is topologically equivalent to a polynomial vector field.