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Si illustra il problema della tracciabilità di un grafo finito su superficie compatte e si espongono alcuni tra i risultati più significativi.
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This is an expository paper about the imbedding problem of a finite graph in compact surfaces. Some of the most interesting results are also told.
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Cantalupi, G.T. Sulla tracciabilita' di grafi finiti su superficie compatte. Seminario Mat. e. Fis. di Milano 48, 87–103 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02925564
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