The Gauss-Bonnet theorem for coherent tangent bundles over surfaces with boundary and its applications (Q2187714)

The authors establish the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for coherent tangent bundles over compact-oriented surfaces with boundary (Theorem 2.20). They apply this result to investigate global properties of maps between surfaces with boundary. As a corollary of their results, a special version of the Fukuda-Ishikawa Theorem [\textit{T. Fukuda} and \textit{G. Ishikawa}, Tokyo J. Math. 10, No. 1--2, 375--384 (1987; Zbl 0652.58012)] is obtained. The paper is organized into five sections dealing with the following aspects: introduction, the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, the proof of Theorem 2.20, applications of the Gauss-Bonnet formulas to maps, geometry of the affine-extended wave front. Other papers directly connected to this topic are [\textit{M. Craizer} et al., J. Math. Anal. Appl. 421, No. 2, 1803--1826 (2015; Zbl 1301.53010); \textit{W. Domitrz} and \textit{P. de M. Rios}, Geom. Dedicata 169, 361--382 (2014; Zbl 1298.57023); \textit{W. Domitrz} et al., J. Geom. Phys. 71, 58--72 (2013; Zbl 1282.58020); J. Singul. 10, 67--81 (2014; Zbl 1375.58028); Bull. Braz. Math. Soc. (N.S.) 47, No. 4, 1155--1179 (2016; Zbl 1392.53012)].