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The alternating path problem revisited

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It is well known that, given n red points and n blue points on a circle, it is not always possible to find a plane geometric Hamiltonian alternating path. In this work we prove that if we relax the constraint on the path from being plane to being 1-plane, then the problem always has a solution, and even a Hamiltonian alternating cycle can be obtained on all instances. We also extend this kind of result to other configurations and provide remarks on similar problems.

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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

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Generalitat de Catalunya

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European Science Foundation

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

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Junta de Andalucía (Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa)

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December 4, 2022
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November 30, 2023