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Kuratowski Graph


The Kuratowski reduction theorem states that very nonplanar graph contains either the utility graph UG=K_(3,3) or the pentatope graph K_5 as a graph minor. The graphs K_(3,3) and K_5 are therefore known as Kuratowski graphs (Duke and Haggard 1972, Harary et al. 1973) or Kuratowski subgraphs.


See also

Kuratowski Reduction Theorem, Pentatope Graph

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References

Duke, R. A.; and Haggard, G. "The Genus of Subgraphs of K_8." 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.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Kuratowski Graph." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/KuratowskiGraph.html

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