... ˜σ1|[a,b]is noncontractible, then we are done. Otherwise, if˜σ1|[a,b]bounds a disk, then we apply the Gauss-Bonnet theorem to see that˜σ1|(a,b)contains a break and proceed as in the proof of ... .(II.1.14)Proof. Following the first two steps of the proof of Lemma II.1.11 (with the obvious modifications), we get a simple closed broken geodesic ˜σ1which isnoncontractible with length and the number ... DOMAINS535 The main result of the next two sections is the following theorem (Γ1(∂)is the component of B1∩ Γ containing B1∩ ∂Γ):Theorem II.1.2 (see Figure 9). Given N, τ > 0, there exist...