Mathematicians have found a new way to impose order on chaos in the form of an answer to a challenge which has puzzled them for nearly a century – a so-called Ramsey problem known as r(4,t).
If everyone is already familiar with the others and talking about a niche topic and their inside jokes? No. That's not ideal.
At a party I'd rather either catch up with some mutual friends OR meet some new faces. I don't want to be stuck between my friend taking about niche topic and a couple other people I don't know who don't want to be in that conversation
That's a good way to think about the actual practical question this result can be used for.
For me, it was just fascinating to learn about Ramsey theorem in the first place, not even this new development. I've never heard of it. I couldn't find any specific practical applications for these type of results, but it is just so elegant.
That would be the ideal for meeting new people, would it not?
If everyone is already familiar with the others and talking about a niche topic and their inside jokes? No. That's not ideal.
At a party I'd rather either catch up with some mutual friends OR meet some new faces. I don't want to be stuck between my friend taking about niche topic and a couple other people I don't know who don't want to be in that conversation
That's a good way to think about the actual practical question this result can be used for.
For me, it was just fascinating to learn about Ramsey theorem in the first place, not even this new development. I've never heard of it. I couldn't find any specific practical applications for these type of results, but it is just so elegant.