Optimal regularity for the Pfaff system and isometric immersions in arbitrary dimensions

Siran Li

Published 2020-03-12Version 1

We prove the existence, uniqueness, and $W^{1,2}$-regularity for the solution to the Pfaff system with antisymmetric $L^2$-coefficient matrix in arbitrary dimensions. Hence, we establish the equivalence between the existence of $W^{2,2}$-isometric immersions and the weak solubility of the Gauss--Codazzi--Ricci equations on simply-connected domains. The regularity assumptions of these results are sharp.