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Discrete Jordan Curve Theorem: A proof formalized in Coq with hypermaps

Logic in Computer Science 2008-02-21 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

This paper presents a formalized proof of a discrete form of the Jordan Curve Theorem. It is based on a hypermap model of planar subdivisions, formal specifications and proofs assisted by the Coq system. Fundamental properties are proven by structural or noetherian induction: Genus Theorem, Euler's Formula, constructive planarity criteria. A notion of ring of faces is inductively defined and a Jordan Curve Theorem is stated and proven for any planar hypermap.

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@article{arxiv.0802.2853,
  title  = {Discrete Jordan Curve Theorem: A proof formalized in Coq with hypermaps},
  author = {Jean-François Dufourd},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2853},
  year   = {2008}
}