Map (Graph Theory)

From Handwiki

A map with twelve pentagonal faces

In topology and graph theory, a map is a subdivision of a surface such as the Euclidean plane into interior-disjoint regions, formed by embedding a graph onto the surface and forming connected components (faces) of the complement of the graph. That is, it is a tessellation of the surface. A map graph is a graph derived from a map by creating a vertex for each face and an edge for each pair of faces that meet at a vertex or edge of the embedded graph.[1]

References

  1. Gross, Jonathan; Yellen, Jay (1998), Graph Theory and its applications, CRC Press, p. 294, ISBN 0-8493-3982-0 





Categories: [Topology] [Graph theory objects]


Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 08/27/2026 01:50:16 | 18 views
☰ Source: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Map_(graph_theory) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ZWI is not signed. [what is this?]