{ "id": "1709.09040", "version": "v1", "published": "2017-09-24T22:48:04.000Z", "updated": "2017-09-24T22:48:04.000Z", "title": "Gauss--Bonnet theorem for compact and orientable surfaces: a proof without using triangulations", "authors": [ "Romero Solha" ], "comment": "9 pages", "categories": [ "math.DG", "math.CV" ], "abstract": "The aim of this note is to provide a proof of the Gauss--Bonnet theorem without invoking triangulations, which is achieved by exploiting (almost) complex structures.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2017-09-24T22:48:04.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "53A99", "30F99" ], "keywords": [ "gauss-bonnet theorem", "orientable surfaces", "complex structures" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 9, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }