Another simple reformulation of the four color theorem

TL;DR

This paper presents a straightforward reformulation of the four color theorem using strings over a four-letter alphabet, offering a new perspective on this classic problem.

Contribution

It introduces a novel string-based reformulation of the four color theorem, simplifying its conceptual framework.

Findings

Reformulation as string problem over four-letter alphabet

Potential new approaches to prove the four color theorem

Simplification of the theorem's conceptual understanding

Abstract

We give a simple reformulation of the four color theorem as a problem on strings over a four letter alphabet.