Jacobian mates for non-singular polynomial maps in \(\mathbb C^n\) with one-dimensional fibers (Q2879060)

This paper concerns an interesting strategy for constructing a polynomial self-map \(F\) of \(\mathbb{C}^n\) which satisfies the hypotheses of the Jacobian conjecture.NEWLINENEWLINEThe starting point for the construction of \(F=(F_1,\dots,F_n)\) is a polynomial map NEWLINE\[NEWLINEF' = (F_2,\dots,F_n):\mathbb{C}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{C}^{n-1}NEWLINE\]NEWLINE with the (presumably quite restrictive) property that \(\bigwedge_{j=2}^n dF_j\) is nowhere-vanishing. The paper includes examples of such \(F'\) when \(n=2\), and it takes some work to produce the examples in this case. It is unclear if examples with \(N>2\) are known. On the other hand, the authors note that an example of \(F'\) with certain properties would disprove the Jacobian conjecture.NEWLINENEWLINEThe method for constructing \(F\) from \(F'\) (subject to conditions on \(F'\)) relies heavily on viewing the fibers of \(F'\) as a foliation on \(\mathbb{C}^n\). The authors note that their main result can also be proven algebraically; but the methods in this paper should be considered contributions to the study of foliations in general.