A superspace path integral proof of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem (Q1118872)

This paper shows that fermionic path integration can be used to derive analytic results. The integrals developed here are the minimum necessary for the proof of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem, but various extensions should be possible. There are many other proofs of this theorem, and reason for burdening the literature with yet another proof is to demonstrate that this kind of path integration allows one to make rigorous the formal manipulations of path integrals which are so intuitively appealing.