The Kuratowski reduction theorem states that very nonplanar graph contains either the utility graph or the pentatope graph as a graph minor. The graphs and are therefore known as Kuratowski graphs (Duke and Haggard 1972, Harary et al. 1973) or Kuratowski subgraphs.
Kuratowski Graph
See also
Kuratowski Reduction Theorem, Pentatope GraphExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Duke, R. A.; and Haggard, G. "The Genus of Subgraphs of ." Israel J. Math. 11, 452-455, 1972.Harary, F.; Kainen, P. C.; Schwenk, A. J.; and White, A. T. "A Maximal Toroidal Graph Which Is Not a Triangulation." Math. Scand. 33, 108-112, 1973.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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