The generalized Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem
The generalized Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem
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广义高斯-邦内-陈省理
DOI:
10.1063/1.531015
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
L. Alty
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作者:
L. Alty
For Riemannian manifolds with boundary, the well‐known Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem gives an integral formula for the Euler characteristic of the manifold. Here we extend a proof by Avez to show that there is a similar result for manifolds with boundary endowed with a pseudo–Riemannian metric of arbitrary signature. In the case when the metric is Lorentzian there are some applications to general relativity. The generalized Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem also provides a formula for the gravitational kink.