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Straightening theorem for vector fields

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In differential calculus, the domain-straightening theorem states that, given a vector field on a manifold, there exist local coordinates such that in a neighborhood of a nonsingular point of .

The theorem is essentially the special case of Frobenius theorem in differential geometry.