A short proof of the Frobenius theorem
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Abstract:
By separating the algebraic and analytic aspect of Frobenius’ theorem on involutive distributions, we are able to give a simplified proof.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1992 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 116 (1992), 1131-1133
- MSC: Primary 58A30; Secondary 58A15
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1992-1145422-4
- MathSciNet review: 1145422