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Planar-Toroidal Decomposition of $K_{12}$

Allan Bickle (1), Russell Campbell (2)
(1) Purdue University West Lafayette
(2) University of the Fraser Valley [UFV]
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July 24, 2025
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December 28, 2025
Published on
January 15, 2026
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January 15, 2026
Volume 28
vol. 28:2
Graph Theory
DOI
10.46298/dmtcs.16100
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Planar-Toroidal Decomposition of $K_{12}$

Allan Bickle (1), Russell Campbell (2)
(1) Purdue University West Lafayette
(2) University of the Fraser Valley [UFV]
Abstract
In 1978, Anderson and White asked whether there is a decomposition of $K_{12}$ into two graphs, one planar and one toroidal. Using theoretical arguments and a computer search of all maximal planar graphs of order 12, we show that no such decomposition exists. We further show that if $G$ is planar of order 12 and $H\subseteq\overline{G}$ is toroidal, then $H$ has at least two fewer edges than $\overline{G}$. A computer search found all 123 unique pairs $\left(G,H\right)$ that make this an equality. 9 pages
Keywords
  • Combinatorics
  • 05C10
Mathematics Subject Classification 2020
  • 05C10 - Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory
  • 05C35 - Extremal problems in graph theory
  • 05C70 - Edge subsets with special properties (factorization, matching, partitioning, covering and packing, etc.)
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