I Is it possible to apply Gauss' law to a Klein bottle?

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Applying Gauss' law to a Klein bottle presents challenges due to its non-orientable nature and lack of a defined volume in 3D space. The discussion explores the feasibility of embedding the Klein bottle in 4D hyperspace to perform a 3D integral instead of a 2D surface integral. Participants consider the potential for defining a vector field, possibly using the electric tensor as in 3D scenarios. The conversation emphasizes the curiosity-driven nature of the inquiry, with a focus on mathematical exploration rather than practical application. Overall, the thread highlights the complexities and theoretical implications of extending Gauss' law to non-traditional geometries.
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Asking about the possibility of applying gauss's law to a klein bottle, topology, differential geometry, parametric equations, electromagnetism
So, I was just doing some practice on Gauss's law, and most of the questions, when I needed to take the surface integral of something, it would be something simple, like a sphere, cylinder or at worst a torus.
Though it's impractical (and probably useless) - it got me wondering, what would happen if I tried to apply Gauss's law to a Klein bottle?

Obviously, this wouldn't work in 3D, the bottle doesn't really enclose a volume in 3D, and I don't even want to think what trying to define a normal vector would look like, but suppose I embed it in a 4d hyperspace, and then take a 3D integral rather than the 2D surface one, would it be possible?
I did a bit of reading around, and people said this would be the equations for a Klein bottle in 4D (for simplicity, v = 1, u = 1):
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using this, and some geometry tricks to find a defined volume for said bottle in 4D, would it be feasible to apply gauss's law to the Klein bottle? What about defining the vector field, could I just utilize the electric Tensor in a similar fashion to how you would do in 3D? If so, where should I start and how do you think I could go about achieving this?

NOTE: I'm new here so if there's any more info you want me to provide/I need to do something I haven't done do please tell me :) Also if anyone can tell me how to insert LaTeX that would be much appreciated! This question is completely out of curiosity/ for fun by the way! I wasn't sure whether to put it beginner (probably not...?), intermediate or advanced so I've put it in intermediate for the time being, do tell me if I should move it!
 
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##x = (R+r\cos(u))\cos(v) ##
##y = (R+r\cos(u))\cos(v) ##
##z = R \sin(u) \cos(\frac{v}{2})##
##w = R \sin(u) \sin(\frac{v}{2})##

%% x = (R+r\cos(u))\cos(v) %%
%% y = (R+r\cos(u))\cos(v) %%
%% z = R \sin(u) \cos(\frac{v}{2}) %%
%% w = R \sin(u) \sin(\frac{v}{2}) %%

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