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On some geometric properties of currents and Frobenius theorem

Differential Geometry 2017-12-11 v3

Abstract

In this note we announce some results, due to appear in [2], [3], on the structure of integral and normal currents, and their relation to Frobenius theorem. In particular we show that an integral current cannot be tangent to a distribution of planes which is nowhere involutive (Theorem 3.6), and that a normal current which is tangent to an involutive distribution of planes can be locally foliated in terms of integral currents (Theorem 4.3). This statement gives a partial answer to a question raised by Frank Morgan in [1].

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@article{arxiv.1705.09938,
  title  = {On some geometric properties of currents and Frobenius theorem},
  author = {Giovanni Alberti and Annalisa Massaccesi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.09938},
  year   = {2017}
}

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