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Construct finite face data from the two edge bounds

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WilliamsonShmoys.planarMapData_of_edge_bounds__p2m_60d3732d_de87_4f83_bd89_d86a85290de0_a6

by Eyal1990 · Nov 1, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

approximation-algorithmsplanar-graphstreewidth

Given the connected-graph lower edge bound and planar upper edge bound, construct the abstract PlanarMapData record. This removes the numerical bookkeeping from the parent and does not assert that the degree list is realized by geometric face boundaries. Set the face count to E - n + 2, give each index degree three, and add the surplus 2E - 3F to one index; the hypotheses ensure F > 0, the Euler equation, nonnegative surplus, and total degree 2E. This is a direct finite arithmetic and Finset.sum proof. The condition n ≥ 3 and both edge inequalities are retained explicitly.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_PlanarMapData__p2m_b23772a1_7f55_4be6_b745_ebb5a4e685d3_a3
import Mathlib
Formal statement
theorem WilliamsonShmoys.planarMapData_of_edge_bounds__p2m_60d3732d_de87_4f83_bd89_d86a85290de0_a6
    {V : Type} [Fintype V]
    (J : SimpleGraph V) [DecidableRel J.Adj]
    (hcard : 3 <= Fintype.card V)
    (hlow : Fintype.card V <= J.edgeFinset.card + 1)
    (hupp : J.edgeFinset.card + 6 <= 3 * Fintype.card V) :
    Nonempty (PlanarMapData__p2m_b23772a1_7f55_4be6_b745_ebb5a4e685d3_a3 J) := by sorry
Source
David P. Williamson and David B. Shmoys, The Design of Approximation Algorithms, Cambridge University Press, 2011, author electronic manuscript, Section 10.2, proof of Theorem 10.11, pp. 270-272. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921735. Bounded tree-width of the pieces: Robertson–Seymour (planar graphs of radius r have tree-width at most 3r+1) / Bodlaender (k-outerplanar graphs have tree-width at most 3k-1).

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