Most models come into being as aids in the solution of real problems, but there is no reason why the process should not be inverted by the creation of models for which there are no problems — yet.
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Maddox, J. Abstract models in search of problems. Nature 365, 485 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/365485a0
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