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We prove unique continuation and maximum modulus principle for solutions to systems of differential equations and inequalities, involving complex vector fields, under conditions that generalize some weak-pseudoconcavity assumptions for the tangential Cauchy-Riemann complex.
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Hill, C.D., Nacinovich, M. Complex vector fields, unique continuation and the maximum modulus principle. Annali di Matematica 191, 761–769 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10231-011-0204-3
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