The Chern-Lashof Theorem is a fundamental result in differential geometry and geometric measure theory that connects the second fundamental form of a submanifold to the topological properties of the ambient manifold. It provides conditions under which the second fundamental form can be used to derive information about the geometry and topology of the submanifold, particularly in relation to curvature and critical points of maps.
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