Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation
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The Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation is a fundamental nonlinear partial differential equation in mathematical physics that generalizes the Korteweg–De Vries equation to two spatial dimensions to describe the evolution of weakly dispersive, weakly nonlinear waves.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation Context triple: [Korteweg–De Vries equation, isRelatedTo, Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation]
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Korteweg–De Vries equation
The Korteweg–De Vries equation is a fundamental nonlinear partial differential equation that models shallow water waves and solitons, playing a central role in the theory of integrable systems.
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Painlevé–Kruskal theorem
The Painlevé–Kruskal theorem is a result in the theory of nonlinear differential equations that characterizes integrability through the analytic structure of their solutions, particularly via the Painlevé property.
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Gross–Pitaevskii equation
The Gross–Pitaevskii equation is a nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation that describes the macroscopic wavefunction and dynamics of weakly interacting Bose gases at ultra-cold temperatures.
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Zur Theorie der nichtlinearen Wellen
"Zur Theorie der nichtlinearen Wellen" is Klaus Hasselmann's doctoral thesis, a foundational work on the behavior and mathematical description of nonlinear waves in physics.
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Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation
The Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation is a fundamental stochastic partial differential equation that models the dynamic scaling and roughening of growing interfaces in nonequilibrium statistical physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation Target entity description: The Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation is a fundamental nonlinear partial differential equation in mathematical physics that generalizes the Korteweg–De Vries equation to two spatial dimensions to describe the evolution of weakly dispersive, weakly nonlinear waves.
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A.
Korteweg–De Vries equation
The Korteweg–De Vries equation is a fundamental nonlinear partial differential equation that models shallow water waves and solitons, playing a central role in the theory of integrable systems.
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B.
Painlevé–Kruskal theorem
The Painlevé–Kruskal theorem is a result in the theory of nonlinear differential equations that characterizes integrability through the analytic structure of their solutions, particularly via the Painlevé property.
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C.
Gross–Pitaevskii equation
The Gross–Pitaevskii equation is a nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation that describes the macroscopic wavefunction and dynamics of weakly interacting Bose gases at ultra-cold temperatures.
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D.
Zur Theorie der nichtlinearen Wellen
"Zur Theorie der nichtlinearen Wellen" is Klaus Hasselmann's doctoral thesis, a foundational work on the behavior and mathematical description of nonlinear waves in physics.
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E.
Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation
The Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation is a fundamental stochastic partial differential equation that models the dynamic scaling and roughening of growing interfaces in nonequilibrium statistical physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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