"""Two-panel illustration of the proof of Lemma 5.2 (a Heawood-constant Kempe cycle does not admit the clause-(3) arc of Conjecture 5.1). Each panel shows two consecutive vertices v_0, v_1 on the {a, b}-Kempe cycle K, joined by an edge e, with h(v_0) = h(v_1) = +1: i.e., both have the same clockwise colour order (a, b, c). The would-be witness edges (b-edges in Case A, a-edges in Case B) lie on opposite sides of e, so no face of the graph contains both of them. Left panel (Case A): phi(e) = a. The b-edges at v_0, v_1 are on opposite sides of e (one south, one north). Right panel (Case B): phi(e) = b. The a-edges at v_0, v_1 are on opposite sides of e. Produces fig_lemma_kempe_heawood.png. """ import math import os import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.patches import Polygon OUT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) DARK = '#374151' GRAY = '#9ca3af' COL_A = '#ea580c' # 'a' COL_B = '#2563eb' # 'b' COL_C = '#16a34a' # 'c' FACE_FILL_R = '#fef3c7' # F_R shading (south) FACE_FILL_L = '#dbeafe' # F_L shading (north) V0 = (-1.6, 0.0) V1 = ( 1.6, 0.0) def edge_at(v, angle_deg, length=1.4): a = math.radians(angle_deg) return (v[0] + length * math.cos(a), v[1] + length * math.sin(a)) def draw_edge(ax, p, q, color, lw=2.6, zorder=2): ax.plot([p[0], q[0]], [p[1], q[1]], color=color, lw=lw, solid_capstyle='round', zorder=zorder) def draw_vertex(ax, p, color=DARK, size=110, zorder=4): ax.scatter([p[0]], [p[1]], s=size, color=color, zorder=zorder) def draw_stub(ax, p, color=DARK, size=45, zorder=4): ax.scatter([p[0]], [p[1]], s=size, color=color, zorder=zorder) def label_text(ax, p, text, color=DARK, fontsize=12, dx=0, dy=0, weight='normal'): ax.text(p[0] + dx, p[1] + dy, text, ha='center', va='center', fontsize=fontsize, color=color, zorder=6, weight=weight, bbox=dict(boxstyle='round,pad=0.18', facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.85)) def label_edge_midpoint(ax, p, q, text, color, fontsize=10, offset=(0, 0)): mid = ((p[0] + q[0]) / 2 + offset[0], (p[1] + q[1]) / 2 + offset[1]) ax.text(mid[0], mid[1], text, ha='center', va='center', fontsize=fontsize, color=color, zorder=6, bbox=dict(boxstyle='round,pad=0.16', facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.9)) def shade_face(ax, pts, color, alpha=0.55): poly = Polygon(pts, facecolor=color, edgecolor='none', alpha=alpha, zorder=1) ax.add_patch(poly) def panel_case_A(ax): # Same Heawood: v_0 and v_1 both have CW order (a, b, c) with e = a. # v_0: e at 0 deg (east), b at 300 deg (south), c at 60 deg (north). # v_1: e at 180 deg (west), b at 90 deg (north), c at 270 deg (south). # The b-edges land on opposite sides of e (south of v_0, north of v_1). b0 = edge_at(V0, 300) # south of v_0 c0 = edge_at(V0, 60) # north of v_0 b1 = edge_at(V1, 90) # north of v_1 c1 = edge_at(V1, 270) # south of v_1 # Shade both F_R (south) and F_L (north) lightly. shade_face(ax, [V0, V1, c1, (c1[0] + 0.3, c1[1] - 0.6), (b0[0] - 0.3, b0[1] - 0.6), b0], color=FACE_FILL_R) shade_face(ax, [V0, c0, (c0[0] - 0.3, c0[1] + 0.6), (b1[0] + 0.3, b1[1] + 0.6), b1, V1], color=FACE_FILL_L) label_text(ax, ((V0[0] + V1[0]) / 2, -1.7), '$F_R$', color=DARK, fontsize=11, weight='bold') label_text(ax, ((V0[0] + V1[0]) / 2, 1.7), '$F_L$', color=DARK, fontsize=11, weight='bold') draw_edge(ax, V0, V1, COL_A) draw_edge(ax, V0, b0, COL_B) draw_edge(ax, V0, c0, COL_C) draw_edge(ax, V1, b1, COL_B) draw_edge(ax, V1, c1, COL_C) draw_vertex(ax, V0, DARK); draw_vertex(ax, V1, DARK) draw_stub(ax, b0); draw_stub(ax, c0) draw_stub(ax, b1); draw_stub(ax, c1) label_text(ax, V0, '$v_0$', dy=0.28, fontsize=12) label_text(ax, (V0[0] - 0.05, V0[1] - 0.28), '$h_\\varphi\\!=\\!+1$', color=DARK, fontsize=9) label_text(ax, V1, '$v_1$', dy=0.28, fontsize=12) label_text(ax, (V1[0] + 0.05, V1[1] - 0.28), '$h_\\varphi\\!=\\!+1$', color=DARK, fontsize=9) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, V1, '$e\\!=\\!a$', color=COL_A, offset=(0, 0.18)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, b0, '$b$', color=COL_B, offset=(-0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, c0, '$c$', color=COL_C, offset=(-0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V1, b1, '$b$', color=COL_B, offset=(0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V1, c1, '$c$', color=COL_C, offset=(0.15, 0)) ax.set_title('Case A: $\\varphi(e) = a$. The two $b$-edges are on\n' 'opposite sides of $e$ -- no common face', fontsize=11, color=DARK, pad=8, fontweight='bold') def panel_case_B(ax): # Same Heawood: v_0 and v_1 both have CW order (a, b, c) with e = b. # v_0: a at 60 deg (north), e (b) at 0 deg (east), c at 300 deg (south). # v_1: a at 270 deg (south), e (b) at 180 deg (west), c at 90 deg (north). # The a-edges land on opposite sides of e (north of v_0, south of v_1). a0 = edge_at(V0, 60) # north of v_0 c0 = edge_at(V0, 300) # south of v_0 a1 = edge_at(V1, 270) # south of v_1 c1 = edge_at(V1, 90) # north of v_1 shade_face(ax, [V0, V1, a1, (a1[0] + 0.3, a1[1] - 0.6), (c0[0] - 0.3, c0[1] - 0.6), c0], color=FACE_FILL_R) shade_face(ax, [V0, a0, (a0[0] - 0.3, a0[1] + 0.6), (c1[0] + 0.3, c1[1] + 0.6), c1, V1], color=FACE_FILL_L) label_text(ax, ((V0[0] + V1[0]) / 2, -1.7), '$F_R$', color=DARK, fontsize=11, weight='bold') label_text(ax, ((V0[0] + V1[0]) / 2, 1.7), '$F_L$', color=DARK, fontsize=11, weight='bold') draw_edge(ax, V0, V1, COL_B) draw_edge(ax, V0, a0, COL_A) draw_edge(ax, V0, c0, COL_C) draw_edge(ax, V1, a1, COL_A) draw_edge(ax, V1, c1, COL_C) draw_vertex(ax, V0, DARK); draw_vertex(ax, V1, DARK) draw_stub(ax, a0); draw_stub(ax, c0) draw_stub(ax, a1); draw_stub(ax, c1) label_text(ax, V0, '$v_0$', dy=0.28, fontsize=12) label_text(ax, (V0[0] - 0.05, V0[1] - 0.28), '$h_\\varphi\\!=\\!+1$', color=DARK, fontsize=9) label_text(ax, V1, '$v_1$', dy=0.28, fontsize=12) label_text(ax, (V1[0] + 0.05, V1[1] - 0.28), '$h_\\varphi\\!=\\!+1$', color=DARK, fontsize=9) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, V1, '$e\\!=\\!b$', color=COL_B, offset=(0, -0.18)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, a0, '$a$', color=COL_A, offset=(-0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V0, c0, '$c$', color=COL_C, offset=(-0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V1, a1, '$a$', color=COL_A, offset=(0.15, 0)) label_edge_midpoint(ax, V1, c1, '$c$', color=COL_C, offset=(0.15, 0)) ax.set_title('Case B: $\\varphi(e) = b$. The two $a$-edges are on\n' 'opposite sides of $e$ -- no common face', fontsize=11, color=DARK, pad=8, fontweight='bold') def main(): fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(13, 5.8)) for ax in axes: ax.set_xlim(-3.5, 3.5) ax.set_ylim(-2.5, 2.5) ax.set_aspect('equal') ax.axis('off') panel_case_A(axes[0]) panel_case_B(axes[1]) plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.02, right=0.98, top=0.90, bottom=0.04, wspace=0.05) out = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'fig_lemma_kempe_heawood.png') plt.savefig(out, dpi=180, bbox_inches='tight') print(f"wrote {out}") if __name__ == '__main__': main()