Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4658831 Topology and its Applications 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
An elementary geometrical proof of the fact that the Euler characteristic is the only topological invariant of a surface that can be found by integration (using Gauss-Bonnet) is given. A similar method is also applied to three-dimensional manifolds.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Geometry and Topology
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A geometrical take on invariants of low-dimensional manifolds found by integration
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