Characteristic directions of two-dimensional biholomorphisms

Abstract

We prove that for each characteristic direction $[v]$ of a tangent to the identity diffeomorphism of order $k+1$ in ${\mathbb{C}}^2$ there exist either an analytic curve of fixed points tangent to $[v]$ or $k$ parabolic manifolds where all the orbits are tangent to $[v]$, and that at least one of these parabolic manifolds is or contains a parabolic curve.