Vector fields of zero total curvature of the second type in fore-dimension space

Abstract

Geometry of flat vector fields for which total curvature of the second kind equals zero in a domain of four-dimensional Euclidean space has been studied. These vector fields are classified depending on rank of the fundamental linear operator. Geometrical properties of Non-holonomic Pfaffian variety orthogonal to the vector field are investigated for each class. An example of a vector field with constant nonholonomicity vector different from zero is constructed. The research is carried out by the Cartan's method of exterior forms within moving frames.