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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 139735
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 139735 |
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28 March 1993
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2-bridge graphs
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Brunnian graph
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planar
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Burau representation
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braid group
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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0747.00024.] A Brunnian graph is one for which every proper subgraph can be isotoped into the plane, but the graph itself cannot. Suzuki has given a family \(\theta_ n\) of Brunnian graphs with an algebraic proof that they are not planar. This paper gives an alternative proof, based on converting the 2-vertex graphs \(\theta_ n\) into `2-bridge graphs'. A previous paper of the author gives a criterion for whether such a graph is planar, and use of the Burau representation of the braid group is made here to show that the criterion is not satisfied.
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