4-webs in the plane and their linearizability (Q1431632)

A Mayrhofer 4-web \(MW\) is defined as a 4-web with equal curvature forms of its 3-subwebs and a nonconstant basic invariant \(a\). It is proven that (1) all 3-subwebs of a Mayrhofer 4-web are hexagonal (parallelizable), that (2) a 4-web with a constant basic invariant and equal curvature forms of its 3-subwebs is linearizable if and only if it is parallelizable, and that (3) an almost parallelizable 4-web is linearizable if and only if it is a special Mayrhofer 4-web. Also, a straightforward short proof of Mayrhofer's theorem (a Mayrhofer 4-web with a nonconstant basic invariant and equal curvature forms of its 3-subwebs is linearizable) is given. The existence theorems are proven for all classes of webs considered.