Fritsch graph

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Fritsch graph
The Fritsch graph
Vertices9
Edges21
Radius2
Diameter2
Girth3
Chromatic number4
Chromatic index6
Propertiesplanar
Table of graphs and parameters

In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Fritsch graph is a planar graph with 9 vertices and 21 edges. It was obtained by Fritsch[1] as a minimal sized counterexample to the Alfred Kempe's attempt to prove the four-color theorem.

References

  1. ^ Fritsch, R. and Fritsch, G. The Four-Color Theorem. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998