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docs: improve split-operator documentation
I've added a high level description which I think better classifies and summarises this approach to solving a problem. I've used the term meta algorithm, because this can be applied to a wide number of problems, with different, contextual and situational concrete algorithms.
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# The Split-Operator Method
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The Split-Operator Method (also called the Split-Step Method), was actually the primary method I used to solve the Schrödinger equation during my PhD.
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The Split-Operator Method (also called the Split-Step Method) can be best understood, as a problem-solving approach or meta-algorithm rather than a standalone algorithm, which solves a single problem.
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It describes a way of decomposing complex problems into smaller, more manageable subproblems, which can then be solved iteratively or in parallel.
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This was the primary method I used to solve the Schrödinger equation during my PhD.
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It is one of the simplest and fastest methods for this purpose and is widely used throughout modern quantum research in the area, in particular when dealing with the Non-linear Schrödinger Equation (NLSE):
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