On flags of holomorphic foliations associated with singular second-order ordinary differential equations

Abstract

We consider germs of holomorphic vector fields at the origin of ${\mathbb{C}}^3$, with non-isolated singularities that are tangent to a holomorphic foliation of codimension one. This configuration is known as a $2$-flag of foliations. The focus is on cases where this geometric structure originates from second-order ordinary differential equations. We investigate the behavior of the singular sets associated with the foliations under consideration. Furthermore, we present a classification for second-order equations that admit a $2$-flag of foliations. Finally, we propose a general method for constructing germs of $2$-flags of foliations at the origin of ${\mathbb{C}}^n$, with suitable properties of the singular sets, and we conclude by demonstrating that under generic assumptions, every equation of order greater than or equal to two is associated formally with a germ of 2-flag of holomorphic foliations at $({\mathbb{C}}^3,0)$.