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Theorems in differential geometry

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Atiyah–Singer index theorem
theorem that the difference between the dimensions of the kernel and cokernel of a differential operator on a manifold is the integral of a characteristic class
Theorema Egregium
"Remarkable theorem" about Gauss' curvature as an invariant
Gauss–Bonnet theorem
Theorem in differential geometry
Sard's theorem
theorem that the set of the critical values of a smooth function has measure zero
generalized Stokes' theorem thumbnail
generalized Stokes' theorem
statement about integration of differential forms on manifolds
Darboux's theorem
foundational result in symplectic geometry
four-vertex theorem
theorem that every simple closed smooth curve in the plane has at least four points of locally extreme curvature
Generalized Gauss-Bonnet theorem
uniformization theorem
theorem that every simply connected Riemann surface is conformally equivalent to one of three Riemann surfaces: the open unit disk, the complex plane, or the Riemann sphere
Euler's theorem
theorem in the mathematical field of differential geometry
Frobenius theorem
theorem that a distribution is integrable iff it arises from a regular foliation
Meusnier's theorem
theorem in differential geometry
Bernstein's problem
problem in differential geometry
Mostow rigidity theorem thumbnail
Mostow rigidity theorem
Theorem in hyperbolic geometry
Hilbert's theorem
Tennis ball theorem
smooth curve that divides a sphere into 2 equal-area subsets has at least 4 inflections
theorem of the three geodesics
theorem that every Riemannian manifold with the topology of a sphere has at least 3 closed geodesics
fundamental theorem of curves
theorem
prime decomposition of a 3-manifold
Decomposes compact, orientable 3-manifolds uniquely into finitely many prime 3-manifolds