Crooked diagrams with few slopes (Q1814184): Difference between revisions

A natural and practical criterion in preparation of diagrams of ordered set is to minimize the number of different slopes used for the edges, i.e. at least the maximum number of upper covers and lower covers of any element. While this maximum degree is not always enough, it is shown that it is as long as any edge joining a covering pair may be bent to produce a crooked diagram.