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Proving the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for embedded surfaces using triangulations

I heard this really neat elementary proof of the "Gauss-Bonnet Theorem" : Let $S$ be a surface embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$. Now take a triangulation of that surface, and approximate the surface with a ...
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Bordism for oriented triangulable manifolds without smooth differentiable structures

We know the bordism group for oriented smooth differentiable structures such as $\Omega_d^{SO}$ that requires the special orthogonal group structure on the tangent bundle $TM$ of manifold $M$. $$\...
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