These types of abstract problems often get applied to physics or various optimization problems where efficient solutions can save a ton of work or enable new techniques

[–] Steve@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But this seems to claim it solves some practical problem with parties. I don't know what that problems.

[–] Natanael 3 points 1 year ago

It's about what combinations of "nodes" with specific relations to others are possible in a group of different sizes

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

That's just a simple way to phrase the problem in concrete terms. The immediate applications are usually not of interest, unlike the novel techniques with which hard problems are solved.