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THE GAUSS- BONNET THEOREM

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A Summary by Emma Opper

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A surface's average Gaussian curvature does not change under a diffeomorphism.

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Linking the worlds of differential geometry and topology.

ABOUT THE THEOREM

The Gauss-Bonnet Theorem lies at the intersection of topology and differential geometry. The left hand side of the theorem above displays that global curvature of a surface, a topic in differential geometry, in relation to its Euler characteristic, a notion from topology.

TOPICS COVERED

This website introduces the proof of Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, including the topics needed to understand each step of the proof as well as areas of science it directly is applied to.

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