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Gross–Pitaevskii equation

Imagine you have a whole bunch of marbles floating in a swimming pool. Each marble is a little bit different, some are bigger or smaller, some are brighter or duller, and they all move around in the water. The Gross-Pitaevskii equation is a special kind of math that helps us understand how these marbles behave.

The equation uses something called a wave function to describe the movement of the marbles. It's like a road map that tells us where each marble is and how it's moving. The equation helps us figure out things like how fast they're moving and how they're interacting with each other.

This equation is used a lot in things like physics to help us understand how particles behave in the world around us. But instead of marbles, we might be looking at tiny particles like atoms, electrons, or even photons. The Gross-Pitaevskii equation helps scientists understand how these particles are moving and how they might interact with each other in different situations.