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For a compact oriented regular surface S⊂R3 without boundary, the Gauss-Bonnet theorem states
∫S​KdA=2πχ(S).
(1)
Here K=k1​k2​ is the Gaussian curvature, the product of the two principal curvatures; dA is the area element induced by the first fundamental form; and χ(S) is the Euler characteristic. If S is connected and has genus g, the classification theorem for surfaces gives χ(S)=2−2g, so
∫S​KdA=4π(1−g).​
(2)

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