plane_depth: add level/interlevel dual edge definitions

Extends Definition 1.2 (level edge) to also define "interlevel edge"
for the primal, and adds Definition 1.3 (level/interlevel dual edge)
classifying dual edges by whether they cross a level or interlevel
primal edge.

Useful downstream: in coloring_nested_tire_graphs, the partial tire
dual's edges can now be classified cleanly as level or interlevel
dual edges using the same vocabulary, instead of ad hoc "interior
annular edge" / "spoke edge" naming.

Paper stays at 4 pages.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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\begin{definition}
\label{def:level-edge}
An edge $\{u, v\} \in E(G)$ is a \emph{level edge} if
$\mathrm{depth}(u) = \mathrm{depth}(v)$.
$\mathrm{depth}(u) = \mathrm{depth}(v)$, and an \emph{interlevel
edge} if $\mathrm{depth}(u) \neq \mathrm{depth}(v)$.
\end{definition}
Under planar duality, each primal edge of $G$ corresponds to a
unique edge of the planar dual --- the edge between the two face
vertices on either side of the primal edge. Levels and interlevels
lift to the dual:
\begin{definition}
\label{def:level-dual-edge}
A dual edge of $G$ is a \emph{level dual edge} if it crosses a level
edge of $G$ in the planar embedding (equivalently, if its
corresponding primal edge has equal-depth endpoints), and an
\emph{interlevel dual edge} if it crosses an interlevel edge
(equivalently, if its corresponding primal edge has
different-depth endpoints).
\end{definition}
\begin{definition}