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by utkarshsinha 3345 days ago
You're wrong. What you're suggesting is there is no merit in going for an O(n^2) sorting algorithm to O(nlogn) and then to an O(n^1.2534) sorting algorithm.

SLAM at a multi-city scale can use mathematical trickery to improve runtime. Sure, a new solver would help - but we don't need it as long as there is another trick up the mathematician's sleeve. Oh, and it's harder to come up with a new solver / technique.