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Loïc Teyssier
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For your first question: any non-linear homography will do. Just take the foliation given by $dy=0$, for which the "constant" functions $x\mapsto (x,c)$$dy=y^2$ can be integrated by quadratures. The solutions are leaves (notice that it is not actually constant in the sense you probably meant in the question), and then apply any homographic change of coordinates in the $y$-variablehomographies.

For your second question: no it is not true. By the uniformization theorem, the universal covering of a leaf $L$ is either the Riemann sphere $\bar {\mathbb{C}}$, the complex line $\mathbb C$ or the unit disc $\mathbb D$. The latter is the generic situation for generic polynomial foliations. Now, any entire, surjective map $f : \mathbb C\to L$ would realize a holomorphic cover. Because $\mathbb C$ is simply connected, it means that $L$ has $\mathbb C$ for universal cover.

For your first question: any non-linear homography will do. Just take the foliation given by $dy=0$, for which the "constant" functions $x\mapsto (x,c)$ are leaves (notice that it is not actually constant in the sense you probably meant in the question), and then apply any homographic change of coordinates in the $y$-variable.

For your second question: no it is not true. By the uniformization theorem, the universal covering of a leaf $L$ is either the Riemann sphere $\bar {\mathbb{C}}$, the complex line $\mathbb C$ or the unit disc $\mathbb D$. The latter is the generic situation for generic polynomial foliations. Now, any entire, surjective map $f : \mathbb C\to L$ would realize a holomorphic cover. Because $\mathbb C$ is simply connected, it means that $L$ has $\mathbb C$ for universal cover.

For your first question: $dy=y^2$ can be integrated by quadratures. The solutions are homographies.

For your second question: no it is not true. By the uniformization theorem, the universal covering of a leaf $L$ is either the Riemann sphere $\bar {\mathbb{C}}$, the complex line $\mathbb C$ or the unit disc $\mathbb D$. The latter is the generic situation for generic polynomial foliations. Now, any entire, surjective map $f : \mathbb C\to L$ would realize a holomorphic cover. Because $\mathbb C$ is simply connected, it means that $L$ has $\mathbb C$ for universal cover.

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Loïc Teyssier
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For your first question: any non-linear homography will do. Just take the foliation given by $dy=0$, for which the "constant" functions $x\mapsto (x,c)$ are leaves (notice that it is not actually constant in the sense you probably meant in the question), and then apply any homographic change of coordinates in the $y$-variable.

For your second question: no it is not true. By the uniformization theorem, the universal covering of a leaf $L$ is either the Riemann sphere $\bar {\mathbb{C}}$, the complex line $\mathbb C$ or the unit disc $\mathbb D$. The latter is the generic situation for generic polynomial foliations. Now, any entire, surjective map $f : \mathbb C\to L$ would realize a holomorphic cover. Because $\mathbb C$ is simply connected, it means that $L$ has $\mathbb C$ for universal cover.