Lie algebras and the four color theorem (Q1375054)
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Lie algebras and the four color theorem (English)
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5 January 1998
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It is shown that the four color theorem is equivalent to the statement that, for any connected oriented trivalent graph \(G\) on \(v\) vertices, \(W_{sl(2)}(G)=0\) implies that the degree of \(W_{sl(N)}(G)\) is at most \({v\over2}+1\).
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Lie algebras
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planar graphs
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four color theorem
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