Periodic wave solutions and solitary wave solutions to a generalized （3＋1）-dimensional Gross Pitaevskii equation with time-modulated dispersion, nonlinearity, and potential are derived in terms of an improved homogeneous balance principle and a mapping approach. These exact solutions exist under certain conditions via imposing suitable constraints on the functions describing dispersion, nonlinearity, and potential. The dynamics of the derived solutions can be manipulated by prescribing specific time-modulated dispersions, nonlinearities, and potentials. The results show that the periodic waves and solitary waves with novel behaviors are similar to the similaritons reported in other nonlinear systems.
A direct self-similarity mapping approach is successfully applied to a generalized nonlinear Schroedinger （NLS） system. Based on the known exact solutions of a self-similarity mapping equation, a few types of significant localized excitation with novel properties are obtained by selecting appropriate system parameters. The integrable constraint condition for the generalized NLS system derived naturally here is consistent with the known compatibility condition generated via Painleve analysis.
