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Inner structure of Gauss-Bonnet-Chern Theorem and the Morse theory

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-07 v1 Differential Geometry math.MP

Abstract

We define a new one form H^A based on the second fundamental tensor H^abA, the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern form can be novelly expressed with this one-form. Using the phi-mapping theory we find that the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern density can be expressed in terms of the delta-function and the relationship between the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem and Hopf-Poincare theorem is given straightforwardly. The topological current of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem and its topological structure are discussed in details. At last, the Morse theory formula of the Euler characteristic is generalized.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0212055,
  title  = {Inner structure of Gauss-Bonnet-Chern Theorem and the Morse theory},
  author = {Yi-shi Duan and Peng-ming Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0212055},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages