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Simple and Direct Proof of MacLane's Planarity Criterion

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We give a simple proof of MacLane's algebraic planarity criterion for graphs. This proof does not use any other known planarity criteria. Keywords: graph, planarity, cycle space, a simple basis of a graph.

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@article{arxiv.math/0607172,
  title  = {Simple and Direct Proof of MacLane's Planarity Criterion},
  author = {Alexander Kelmans},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0607172},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages