WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Coloring Polyhedra Given by Map Projections

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This Demonstration provides exercises of coloring polyhedra given by map projections using four colors. A proper coloring of a polyhedron
P
colors the faces of
P
so that no two faces that meet along an edge have the same color. According to the four-color theorem, four colors suffice for a planar map or a simply connected polyhedron (one where any closed path on the surface can be contracted to a point).
The first color selected in a column is the one that applies.