Abstract. We consider the problem of simultaneous embedding of planar graphs. There are two variants of this problem, one in which the mapping between the vertices of the two graphs is given and another in which the mapping is not given. In particular, given a mapping, we show how to embed two paths on an n × n grid, and two caterpillar graphs on a 3n × 3n grid. We show that it is not always possible to simultaneously embed three paths. If the mapping is not given, we show that any number of outerplanar graphs can be embedded simultaneously on an O(n) × O(n) grid, and an outerplanar and general planar graph can be embedded simultaneously on an O(n 2 ) × O(n 2 ) grid.
We consider the problem of simultaneous embedding of planar graphs. There are two variants of this problem, one in which the mapping between the vertices of the two graphs is given and another in which the mapping is not given. We present positive and negative results for the two versions of the problem. Among the positive results with given mapping, we show that we can embed two paths on an n × n grid, and two caterpillar graphs on a 3n × 3n grid. Among the negative results with given mapping, we show that it is not always possible to simultaneously embed three paths or two general planar graphs. If the mapping is not given, we show that any number of outerplanar graphs can be embedded simultaneously on an O(n) × O(n) grid, and an outerplanar and general planar graph can be embedded simultaneously on an O(n 2 ) × O(n 2 ) grid.
We present an alternate proof of the fact that given any 4-coloring of the plane there exist two points unit distance apart which are identically colored.
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