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Obstructions of Connectivity Two for Embedding Graphs into the Torus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Bojan Mohar
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, BurnabyBC. e-mail: mohar@sfu.ca
Petr Škoda
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, BurnabyBC Current address: Google Inc., Mountain View, CA. e-mail: pskoda@sfu.ca
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Abstract

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The complete set of minimal obstructions for embedding graphs into the torus is still not determined. In this paper, we present all obstructions for the torus of connectivity 2. Furthermore, we describe the building blocks of obstructions of connectivity 2 for any orientable surface.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 2014

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