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The four-color theorem has haunted mathematicians for decades. It just got a rare new proof, but some still long for a simpler solution

Quanta magazine.Some math problems continue to haunt researchers long after they’ve been solved. A proof emerges, is even ...
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A team of researchers from Japan, Denmark, and other countries has published a new proof of the '

Four Color Theorem,' which states that any map can be colored using only four colors, ensuring that no two adjacent regions are the same color. This proof also utilizes computers, but by focusing on a ...