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The discussion focuses on the search for a counterexample to the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, specifically a region R within a surface Σ in ℝ³ where the boundary ∂R does not consist of closed piecewise regular curves. The participants highlight that if the boundary lacks this regularity, the theorem's conditions cannot be satisfied, particularly the equation involving the integral of Gaussian curvature K and the Euler characteristic χ(R). Additionally, the need for a definition of χ(R) for non-regular regions is emphasized.

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Hello everybody! I was looking for a counterexample to Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, that is, a region R \subset \Sigma (with \Sigma \subset \mathbb{R}^3 surface) such that \partial R isn't union of closed piecewise regular curves and for which the Gauss Bonnet Theorem doesn't holds, i.e.
<br /> \iint_R{K \mathrm{d}\sigma} \ne 2\pi\chi(R) - \sum_{i=1}^{p}{\theta_i} - \int_{\partial R}{k_g(s) \mathrm{d}s}<br />
Of course, if my question has sense, a definition of \chi(R) should be provided for non-regular regions too... Thank you in advance!
 
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Goklayeh said:
Hello everybody! I was looking for a counterexample to Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, that is, a region R \subset \Sigma (with \Sigma \subset \mathbb{R}^3 surface) such that \partial R isn't union of closed piecewise regular curves and for which the Gauss Bonnet Theorem doesn't holds, i.e.
<br /> \iint_R{K \mathrm{d}\sigma} \ne 2\pi\chi(R) - \sum_{i=1}^{p}{\theta_i} - \int_{\partial R}{k_g(s) \mathrm{d}s}<br />
Of course, if my question has sense, a definition of \chi(R) should be provided for non-regular regions too... Thank you in advance!

I am confused. If the boundary is not a union of finitely many piecewise regular curves then there is no notion of geodesic curvature and no notion of exterior angle.
 

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