Sub-Riemannian geometry for vector fields of minimal smoothness (Q1048507)

This paper investigates the geometric properites of Carnot-Caratheodory spaces for vector fields of minimal smoothness (of lcass \(C^1\)). Using the ``distance'' defined by Definition 4, the authors consider the convergence of \(C^1-\)vector fields associated with Box\((x, r)\), and get some new proofs of Gromov's Theorem [\textit{M. Gromov}, in: Sub-Riemannian geometry, Birkhäuser, Basel, 79--318 (1996; Zbl 0578.32044)]. The results posed in the present paper are interesting.