Extension of germs of holomorphic foliations (Q744949)

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.