Topology of Surfaces — the classification theorem.
Every compact closed surface is one of:
• Sphere (g=0)
• g-holed torus (g≥1, χ=2-2g)
• Connected sum of k projective planes (k≥1, non-orientable)
Torus: [a,b,a⁻¹,b⁻¹]. Klein bottle: [a,b,a⁻¹,b].
One symbol changed reverses an identification and makes it non-orientable.
In 3D+: no complete classification exists. In 4D, the problem is undecidable.
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