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  2. Gross–Pitaevskii equation - Wikipedia

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    The Gross–Pitaevskii equation (GPE, named after Eugene P. Gross [1] and Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii [2]) describes the ground state of a quantum system of identical bosons using the Hartree–Fock approximation and the pseudopotential interaction model. A Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) is a gas of bosons that are in the same quantum state, and ...

  3. Gravitational potential - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational potential. In classical mechanics, the gravitational potential is a scalar potential associating with each point in space the work (energy transferred) per unit mass that would be needed to move an object to that point from a fixed reference point in the conservative gravitational field. It is analogous to the electric potential ...

  4. Specific potential energy - Wikipedia

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    eu = g h. In classical mechanics and gravitational physics, massic gravitational potential energy (MGPE) is a fundamental concept that relates to the gravitational potential a body possesses due to its position in a gravitational field relative to a reference point. This energy is associated with the gravitational force acting on a body and its ...

  5. Gravitational energy - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational energy or gravitational potential energy is the potential energy a massive object has due to its position in a gravitational field. It is the mechanical work done by the gravitational force to bring the mass from a chosen reference point (often an "infinite distance" from the mass generating the field) to some other point in the ...

  6. Potential energy - Wikipedia

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    There are various types of potential energy, each associated with a particular type of force. For example, the work of an elastic force is called elastic potential energy; work of the gravitational force is called gravitational potential energy; work of the Coulomb force is called electric potential energy; work of the strong nuclear force or weak nuclear force acting on the baryon charge is ...

  7. Korteweg–De Vries equation - Wikipedia

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    Korteweg–De Vries equation. Mathematical model of waves on a shallow water surface. Cnoidal wave solution to the Korteweg–De Vries equation, in terms of the square of the Jacobi elliptic function cn (and with value of the parameter m = 0.9). Numerical solution of the KdV equation ut + uux + δ2uxxx = 0 (δ = 0.022) with an initial condition ...

  8. Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism is an astronomical process that occurs when the surface of a star or a planet cools. The cooling causes the internal pressure to drop, and the star or planet shrinks as a result. This compression, in turn, heats the core of the star/planet. This mechanism is evident on Jupiter and Saturn and on brown ...

  9. Scalar potential - Wikipedia

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    Scalar potential. In mathematical physics, scalar potential describes the situation where the difference in the potential energies of an object in two different positions depends only on the positions, not upon the path taken by the object in traveling from one position to the other. It is a scalar field in three-space: a directionless value ...