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On Sums of Vector Fields

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We discuss one case where the integration of a sum of vector fields is reducible to the integration of the summands. Applications include the construction of a class of additive group actions on affine space and a proof that these are stably tame, and also the explicit solution of a class of differential equations from mathematical biology.

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Walcher, S. On Sums of Vector Fields. Results. Math. 31, 161–169 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322158

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