Complex vector fields having orbits with bounded geometry

Abstract

Germs of holomorphic vector fields at the origin $0\in \co^{\kern1pt2}$ and polynomial vector fields on $\co^{\kern1pt2}$ are studied. Our aim is to classify these vector fields whose orbits have bounded geometry in a certain sense. Namely, we consider the following situations: (i) the volume of orbits is an integrable function, (ii) the orbits have sub-exponential growth, (iii) the total curvature of orbits is finite. In each case we classify these vector fields under some generic hypothesis on singularities. Applications to questions, concerning polynomial vector fields having closed orbits and complete polynomial vector fields, are given. We also give some applications to the classical theory of compact foliations.