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Vector fields and Gauss-Bonnet
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 76 (1970), 1202-1211
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Additional Information
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 76 (1970), 1202-1211
  • MSC (1970): Primary 57D25, 57D20, 32C10; Secondary 57D30, 53C05
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1970-12607-6
  • MathSciNet review: 0266255