On the structure of codimension 1 foliations with pseudoeffective conormal bundle

Abstract

Let $X$ a projective manifold equipped with a codimension $1$ (maybe singular) distribution whose conormal sheaf is assumed to be pseudoeffective. By a theorem of Jean-Pierre Demailly, this distribution is actually integrable and thus defines a codimension $1$ holomorphic foliation $\F$. We aim at describing the structure of such a foliation, especially in the non abundant case: It turns out that $\F$ is the pull-back of one of the "canonical foliations" on a Hilbert modular variety. This result remains valid for "logarithmic foliated pairs".