Rigidity of the Alvarez class

Let $(M,\mathcal{F})$ be a closed manifold with a Riemannian foliation. The Álvarez class is the cohomology class of degree 1 of $M$ whose triviality characterizes the minimizability of $(M,\mathcal{F})$. We show that the integral of the Álvarez class along every closed path in $M$ is the logarism of an algebraic integer if $π_{1}M$ is polycyclic or $\mathcal{F}$ is of polynomial growth.

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