Finite-dimensionality in Tanaka theory
Kruglikov, Boris
Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire, Tome 28 (2011), p. 75-90 / Harvested from Numdam
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In this paper we extend the Tanaka finiteness theorem and inequality for the number of symmetries to arbitrary distributions (differential systems) and provide several applications.

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Kruglikov, Boris. Finite-dimensionality in Tanaka theory. Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire, Tome 28 (2011) pp. 75-90. doi : 10.1016/j.anihpc.2010.10.001. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIHPC_2011__28_1_75_0/

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