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Ringel-Youngs Theorem

Combinatorics and Graph Theory

The Ringel-Youngs theorem, known before its proof as the Heawood conjecture, gives the minimum number of colors needed to color every map on a surface of a given genus. For surfaces of genus 0, 1, 2, 3 and higher the required number of colors follows a formula giving 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and so on; P. J. Heawood proposed the conjecture in 1890, and Gerhard Ringel and J. W. T. Youngs proved it in 1968, with the Klein bottle standing as the formula's sole exception, since Philip Franklin had shown in 1930 that it needs only six colors rather than the seven the general formula predicts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Identity or Equation 1
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1968 1
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1. Heawood conjecture (Wikipedia)
  • [The Heawood conjecture, restated as the Ringel-Youngs theorem] proven in 1968 by Gerhard Ringel and J.W.T. Youngs
  • In Branch: Graph Theory, Lead sentence
  • Proved By: Gerhard Ringel, Lead
    The conjecture was formulated in 1890 by P.J. Heawood and proven in 1968 by Gerhard Ringel and J.W.T. Youngs.
  • Proved By: J. W. T. Youngs, Lead
    The conjecture was formulated in 1890 by P.J. Heawood and proven in 1968 by Gerhard Ringel and J.W.T. Youngs.
  • In Group: Graph Theory, Lead section
    In graph theory, the Heawood conjecture or Ringel-Youngs theorem
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