Keywords: Four color theorem map of Germany 3.png en Four color theorem 3 of 3 Step 3 A redefined problem Instead of a complex map with many wandering boundaries it's a simpler problem of nodes If two nodes are connected by a line then they can't be the same color Mathematicians used this kind of reasoning to make an extremely complex problem much more manageable But it still a difficult problem to prove mathematically 2012-04-17 own Tomwsulcer Note I created this chart originally for use in the Citizendium article Four color theorem The earlier diagram was also public domain In the diagrams it is noted PD public domain http //en citizendium org/wiki/Four_color_theorem here cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Four-color theorem |