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Abstract for MSRI Preprint 1996-009

Analytic hypoellipticity in dimension two

Michael Christ

A simple geometric condition is sufficient for analytic hypoellipticity of sums of squares of two vector fields in ${\mathbb R}^2$. This condition is proved to be necessary for generic vector fields and for various special cases, and to be both necessary and sufficient for a closely related family of operators.