A characterization of totally real generic submanifolds of strictly pseudoconvex boundaries in \({\mathbb{C}}^ n\) admitting a local foliation by interpolation submanifolds (Q752904)

Let D be a domain in \({\mathbb{C}}^ n\). A submanifold \(M\subset \partial D\) is called an interpolation submanifold if for every \(p\in M\) the tangent space \(T_ p(M)\) is contained in the maximal complex subspace of \(T_ p(\partial D)\). The existence of foliations of \(\partial D\) by interpolation submanifolds is important in characterization of peak and maximum modulus sets on \(\partial D\). The author proves that each 2- dimensional totally real submanifold of \(\partial D\) admits local foliations by interpolation submanifolds. Here D is a domain in \({\mathbb{C}}^ 2\) with \(C^ 1\) boundary. For \({\mathbb{C}}^ n\), \(n\geq 3\), a characterization of totally real sets admitting such foliations is given in terms of the Levi form. Applications to description of maximum modulus sets on \(\partial D\) for strictly pseudoconvex domais are also given.