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Some Open Problems on Holomorphic Foliation Theory

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We present a list of open questions in the theory of holomorphic foliations, possibly with singularities. Some problems have been around for a while, others are very accessible.

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The first author was supported by the NUS grants C-146-000-047-001 and AcRF Tier 1 R-146-000-248-114.

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Dinh, TC., Sibony, N. Some Open Problems on Holomorphic Foliation Theory. Acta Math Vietnam 45, 103–112 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40306-018-00323-0

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