Local Gauss-Bonnet theorem

Let Δ be a geodesic triangle on a surface (pseudo-Riemannian manifold) of dimension 2.

E(Δ)=α+β+γπ=ΔKdA

where K is the Gaussian curvature.

This theorem says that the angular excess of such a triangle is simply the total curvature inside it.

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There is a visual idea of the proof in @needham2021visual page 23:
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based on the additivity of the angular excess.

It has a surprising global version: global Gauss-Bonnet theorem.