The Four Color Theorem This page gives a brief summary of a new proof of the Four Color Theorem and a four-coloring algorithm found by Neil Robertson, Daniel P. Sanders, Paul Seymour and Robin Thomas. Table of Contents: History. Why a new proof Outline of the proof. Main features of our proof. Configurations. Discharging rules. Pointers. A quadratic algorithm. Discussion. References. History.

The four colour theorem Geometry and topology index History Topics Index The Four Colour Conjecture first seems to have been made by Francis Guthrie. He was a student at University College London where he studied under De Morgan. After graduating from London he studied law but by this time his brother Frederick Guthrie had become a student of De Morgan. Francis Guthrie showed his brother some ...