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We introduce in this chapter the notion of a foliation and the more elementary properties which will be used in the rest of the book. We will also see various examples illustrating the concept.

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Camacho, C., Lins Neto, A. (1985). Foliations. In: Geometric Theory of Foliations. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5292-4_3

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5292-4_3

  • Publisher Name: Birkhäuser, Boston, MA

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