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A remark on sums of squares of complex vector fields

Complex Variables 2007-05-23 v1 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

This note is a comment on a recent paper by J. J. Kohn. We give an example of a second order partial differential operator, expressed as a sum of squares of complex vector fields satisfying the bracket condition, that is not hypoelliptic.

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@article{arxiv.math/0503506,
  title  = {A remark on sums of squares of complex vector fields},
  author = {Michael Christ},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0503506},
  year   = {2007}
}

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