A short guide through integration theorems of generalized distributions
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Abstract: The generalization of Frobenius' theorem to foliations with singularities is usually attributed to Stefan and Sussmann, for their simultaneous discovery around 1973. However, their result is often referred to without caring much on the precise statement, as some sort of magic spell. This may be explained by the fact that the literature is not consensual on a unique formulation of the theorem, and because the history of the research leading to this result has been flawed by many claims that turned to be refuted some years later. This, together with the difficulty of doing proof-reading on this topic, brought much confusion about the precise statement of Stefan-Sussmann's theorem. This paper is dedicated to bring some light on this subject, by investigating the different statements and arguments that were put forward in geometric control theory between 1962 and 1994 regarding the problem of integrability of generalized distributions. We will present the genealogy of the main ideas and show that many mathematicians that were involved in this field made some mistakes that were successfully refuted. Moreover, we want to address the prominent influence of Hermann on this topic, as well as the fact that some statements of Stefan and Sussmann turned to be wrong. In this paper, we intend to provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the problem of integrability of generalized distributions, and to reduce the confusion surrounding these difficult questions.
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