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BMS Particles in Three Dimensions
Inbunden, 2017
1095 kr
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This thesis presents the state of the art in the study of Bondi-Metzner-Sachs (BMS) symmetry and its applications in the simplified setting of three dimensions. It focuses on presenting all the background material in a pedagogical and self-contained manner to enable readers to fully appreciate the …
Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage
Av Weijia Yuan
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage addresses the practical electric power applications of high-temperature superconductors. It validates the concept of a prototype energy storage system using newly available 2G HTS conductors by …
Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Frameworks for Nano- and Bio-Systems
Av Hyungjun Kim
Inbunden, 2010
1097 kr
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This volume develops multiscale and multiphysics simulation methods to understand nano- and bio-systems by overcoming the limitations of time- and length-scales. Here the key issue is to extend current computational simulation methods to be useful for providing microscopic understanding of complex …
Discovery of Single Top Quark Production
Av Dag Gillberg
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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The top quark is by far the heaviest known fundamental particle with a mass nearing that of a gold atom. Because of this strikingly high mass, the top quark has several unique properties and might play an important role in electroweak symmetry breaking—the mechanism that gives all elementary …
Multistate GTPase Control Co-translational Protein Targeting
Av Xin Zhang
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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Proteins act as macromolecular machinery that mediate many diverse biological processes - the molecular mechanisms of this machinery has fascinated biologists for decades. Analysis of the kinetic and thermodynamic features of these mechanisms could reveal unprecedented aspects of how the machinery …
Atomic Scale Characterization and First-Principles Studies of Si₃N₄ Interfaces
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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This thesis presents results from a combined atomic-resolution Z-contrast and annular bright-field imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy in the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, as well as first principles studies of the interfaces between crystalline β−Si3N4 and amorphous (i) …
Search for Muon Neutrino to Electron Neutrino Oscillations in the MINOS Experiment
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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The centerpiece of the thesis is the search for muon neutrino to electron neutrino oscillations which would indicate a non-zero mixing angle between the first and third neutrino generations (θ13), currently the “holy grail” of neutrino physics. The optimal extraction of the electron neutrino …
Quantum Phase Transitions in Cold Atoms and Low Temperature Solids
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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The primary focus of this thesis is to theoretically describe nanokelvin experiments in cold atomic gases, which offer the potential to revolutionize our understanding of strongly correlated many-body systems. The thesis attacks major challenges of the field: it proposes and analyzes experimental …
Characterization of Terahertz Emission from High Resistivity Fe-doped Bulk Ga0.69In0.31As Based Photoconducting Antennas
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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Terahertz science and technology is attracting great interest due to its application in a wide array of fields made possible by the development of new and improved terahertz radiation sources and detectors. This book focuses on the development and characterization of one such source - namely the …
Topics in Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience
From Controlling Light at the Nanoscale to Calculating Quantum Effects with Classical Electrodynamics
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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Interest in structures with nanometer-length features has significantly increased as experimental techniques for their fabrication have become possible. The study of phenomena in this area is termed nanoscience, and is a research focus of chemists, pure and applied physics, electrical engineers, …
Muonium-antimuonium Oscillations in an Extended Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
Av Boyang Liu
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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This innovative work investigated two models where the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process was mediated by massive Majorana neutrinos and sneutrinos. First, we modified the Standard Model only by the inclusion of singlet right-handed neutrinos and allowing for general renormalizable …
Power of Click Chemistry for Molecular Machines and Surface Patterning
Inbunden, 2011
1097 kr
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The union of covalent and noncovalent chemistries manifested in the mechanical bond represents one of the great chemical triumphs of the last half century. However, until recently, the preparation of mechanically interlocked compounds has often been an inefficient and limiting process. This thesis …
Investigating the Nucleation, Growth, and Energy Levels of Organic Semiconductors for High Performance Plastic Electronics
Av Ajay Virkar
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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This thesis details the significant progress made in improving the performance of organic transistors and the network conductivity of carbon nanotubes. The first section investigates organic semiconductor nucleation and growth on the most common dielectric surface used to fabricate organic thin …
Statistical Methods for Spoken Dialogue Management
Inbunden, 2013
1130 kr
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Speech is the most natural mode of communication and yet attempts to build systems which support robust habitable conversations between a human and a machine have so far had only limited success. A key reason is that current systems treat speech input as equivalent to a keyboard or mouse, and …
Statistical Methods for Spoken Dialogue Management
Häftad, 2015
1130 kr
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Speech is the most natural mode of communication and yet attempts to build systems which support robust habitable conversations between a human and a machine have so far had only limited success. A key reason is that current systems treat speech input as equivalent to a keyboard or mouse, and …
Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage
Av Weijia Yuan
Häftad, 2016
1097 kr
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Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage addresses the practical electric power applications of high-temperature superconductors. It validates the concept of a prototype energy storage system using newly available 2G HTS conductors by …
Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Frameworks for Nano- and Bio-Systems
Av Hyungjun Kim
Häftad, 2012
1097 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume develops multiscale and multiphysics simulation methods to understand nano- and bio-systems by overcoming the limitations of time- and length-scales. Here the key issue is to extend current computational simulation methods to be useful for providing microscopic understanding of complex …
Discovery of Single Top Quark Production
Av Dag Gillberg
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The top quark is by far the heaviest known fundamental particle with a mass nearing that of a gold atom. Because of this strikingly high mass, the top quark has several unique properties and might play an important role in electroweak symmetry breaking—the mechanism that gives all elementary …
Muonium-antimuonium Oscillations in an Extended Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
Av Boyang Liu
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This innovative work investigated two models where the muonium-antimuonium oscillation process was mediated by massive Majorana neutrinos and sneutrinos. First, we modified the Standard Model only by the inclusion of singlet right-handed neutrinos and allowing for general renormalizable …
Characterization of Terahertz Emission from High Resistivity Fe-doped Bulk Ga0.69In0.31As Based Photoconducting Antennas
Häftad, 2013
1097 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Terahertz science and technology is attracting great interest due to its application in a wide array of fields made possible by the development of new and improved terahertz radiation sources and detectors. This book focuses on the development and characterization of one such source - namely the …
Atomic Scale Characterization and First-Principles Studies of Si₃N₄ Interfaces
Häftad, 2013
1097 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This thesis presents results from a combined atomic-resolution Z-contrast and annular bright-field imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy in the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, as well as first principles studies of the interfaces between crystalline β−Si3N4 and amorphous (i) …
Search for Muon Neutrino to Electron Neutrino Oscillations in the MINOS Experiment
Häftad, 2013
1097 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The centerpiece of the thesis is the search for muon neutrino to electron neutrino oscillations which would indicate a non-zero mixing angle between the first and third neutrino generations (θ13), currently the “holy grail” of neutrino physics. The optimal extraction of the electron neutrino …
Quantum Phase Transitions in Cold Atoms and Low Temperature Solids
Häftad, 2013
1097 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The primary focus of this thesis is to theoretically describe nanokelvin experiments in cold atomic gases, which offer the potential to revolutionize our understanding of strongly correlated many-body systems. The thesis attacks major challenges of the field: it proposes and analyzes experimental …
Investigating the Nucleation, Growth, and Energy Levels of Organic Semiconductors for High Performance Plastic Electronics
Av Ajay Virkar
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This thesis details the significant progress made in improving the performance of organic transistors and the network conductivity of carbon nanotubes. The first section investigates organic semiconductor nucleation and growth on the most common dielectric surface used to fabricate organic thin …
On the Formation of the Most Massive Stars in the Galaxy
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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The most massive stars in the galaxy - those with more than 15 to 20 solar masses - are lilkely to ionize their surroundings before they reach their final mass. How can they accrete in spite of the presence of over-pressurized gas? This thesis presents results of Submillimeter Array (SMA) and Very …
Factors Affecting the Removal of Ammonia from Air on Carbonaceous Materials
Investigation of Reactive Adsorption Mechanism
Inbunden, 2012
1097 kr
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Air pollution related to the release of industrial toxic gases, represents one of the main concerns of our modern world owing to its detrimental effect on the environment. To tackle this growing issue, efficient ways to reduce/control the release of pollutants are required. Adsorption of gases on …
Power Scaling of Enhancement Cavities for Nonlinear Optics
Inbunden, 2012
552 kr
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Enhancement cavities are passive optical resonators in which continuous-wave laser radiation or pulses of a frequency comb are coherently overlapped, allowing for a power and intensity scaling of up to several orders of magnitude. A prominent application is the table-top generation of bright, …
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning for Speech Processing
Inbunden, 2012
1097 kr
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This thesis discusses the privacy issues in speech-based applications such as biometric authentication, surveillance, and external speech processing services. Author Manas A. Pathak presents solutions for privacy-preserving speech processing applications such as speaker verification, speaker …
Three Dimensional Solar Cells Based on Optical Confinement Geometries
Av Yuan Li
Inbunden, 2012
1097 kr
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Three dimensional (3D) optical geometries are becoming more common in the literature and lexicon of solar cells. Three Dimensional Solar Cells Based on Optical Confinement Geometries describes and reveals the basic operational nuances of 3D photovoltaics using three standard tools: Equivalent …
Fundamental Tests of Physics with Optically Trapped Microspheres
Av Tongcang Li
Inbunden, 2012
1097 kr
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Fundamental Tests of Physics with Optically Trapped Microspheres details experiments on studying the Brownian motion of an optically trapped microsphere with ultrahigh resolution and the cooling of its motion towards the quantum ground state. Glass microspheres were trapped in water, air, and …
