In this expository paper we present main results (from classical to recent) on local classification of smooth distributions.
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Zhitomirskiĭ, M. Singularities and normal forms of smooth distributions. Banach Center Publications, Tome 31 (1995) pp. 395-409. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-bcpv32z1p395bwm/
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