In mathematics, rigidity questions arise in various settings. For instance, given a Lie algebra structure $\mu$ on a finite-dimensional vector space $V$, seen as a bilinear map, it is natural to ask when all nearby Lie algebra structures are related to $\mu$ by a linear automorphism of $V$. In geometry, similar questions arise when dealing with Lie algebra actions or Poisson structures, for which various results have been obtained. I will discuss the rigidity question for singular foliations, and show that analytic foliations are formally rigid around fixed points with semisimple isotropy Lie algebra, using Lie $n$-algebroids.
Links:
[1] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/4234
[3] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/3946