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Continuous Tensor Networks, Conformal Field Theory and Holography
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-23)Tensor network methods are playing a central role in multiple disciplines of modern quantum physics, such as condensed matter physics, quantum information and quantum gravity. Based on renormalization group (RG) ideas, ... -
The Continuous Time Service Network Design Problem
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)The service network design problem (SNDP) addresses the planning of operations for freight transportation carriers. Given a set of requests to transport commodities from specific origins to specific destinations, SNDP ... -
Continuous Variable-Specic Resolutions of Feature Interactions
(ACM, 2017-09)Systems that are assembled from independently developed features suffer from feature interactions, in which features affect one another's behaviour in surprising ways. The Feature Interaction Problem results from trying ... -
Continuous-time Quantum Algorithms: Searching and Adiabatic Computation
(University of Waterloo, 2002)One of the most important quantum algorithms is Grover's search algorithm [G96]. Quantum searching can be used to speed up the search for solutions to NP-complete problems e. g. 3SAT. Even so, the best known quantum ... -
Continuum Approach to Two- and Three-Phase Flow during Gas-Supersaturated Water Injection in Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-14)Degassing and in situ formation of a mobile gas phase takes place when an aqueous phase equilibrated with a gas at a pressure higher than the subsurface pressure is injected in water-saturated porous media. This process, ... -
The Continuum Architecture: Towards Enabling Chaotic Ubiquitous Computing
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Interactions in the style of the ubiquitous computing paradigm are possible today, but only in handcrafted environments within one administrative and technological realm. This thesis describes an architecture (called ... -
Continuum Foam: A Material Point Method for Shear-Dependent Flows
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2015-10-01)We consider the simulation of dense foams composed of microscopic bubbles, such as shaving cream and whipped cream. We represent foam not as a collection of discrete bubbles, but instead as a continuum. We employ the ... -
Continuum Modeling of Two Battery Systems: Lithium-Sulfur and Rechargeable Hybrid Aqueous Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-25)Mathematical models are powerful tools for understanding the mechanisms of a working battery. This thesis develops continuum mechanics models for two battery systems: lithium-sulfur (Li-S) and rechargeable hybrid aqueous ... -
Continuum Modelling and Vibration Analysis of String-Harnessed Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-14)Power and signal cables in recent years have been observed to constitute a major component in the dynamic behaviour of space structures. In a typical system, the cables-to-payload mass ratio can be as high as 20%. Ignoring ... -
Continuum Modelling of Al/CuO Nanothermite Pellet Combustion
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-15)Nanothermite mixtures are made up of nano-sized metallic fuel and inorganic oxidizer components. As this solid mixture represents a metastable intermolecular composite, an increase in nanothermite temperature can initiate ... -
A Contour Grouping Algorithm for 3D Reconstruction of Biological Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-20)Advances in computational modelling offer unprecedented potential for obtaining insights into the mechanics of cell-cell interactions. With the aid of such models, cell-level phenomena such as cell sorting and tissue ... -
Contour Integration in Artifical Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-08)Under difficult viewing conditions, the brain's visual system uses a variety of modulatory techniques to supplement its core feedforward signal. One such technique is contour integration, whereby contextual stimuli from ... -
Contraband Cigarette Purchasing from First Nation reserves in Ontario and Quebec: Findings from the 2002–2014 ITC Canada Survey
(Elsevier, 2020-01)Backround: The availability of contraband cigarettes provides incentives for price-sensitive smokers to reduce their monetary costs of smoking. The objectives of this study were to examine whether Canadian smokers’ geographic ... -
Contracting under Heterogeneous Beliefs
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-03)The main motivation behind this thesis is the lack of belief subjectivity in problems of contracting, and especially in problems of demand for insurance. The idea that an underlying uncertainty in contracting problems (e.g. ... -
Contrasting accessory mineral behavior in minimum-temperature melts: Empirical constraints from the Himalayan metamorphic core
(Elsevier, 2018-07-01)Medium-grained leucogranite in the Tama Kosi region of the Nepalese Himalayan Metamorphic Core yields a relatively narrow range of monazite 208Pb/232Th dates with a dominant population at ~21.0 Ma inferred to represent ... -
Contrasting classical and quantum theory in the context of quasi-probability
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-22)Several finite dimensional quasi-probability representations of quantum states have been proposed to study various problems in quantum information theory and quantum foundations. These representations are often defined ... -
Contrasting Mind-Wandering, (Dark) Flow, and Affect During Slot Machine Play and an Auditory Vigilance Task: Implications for Gambling to Escape
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-31)Slot machines are a pervasive form of gambling in North America. In Experiment 1 and 2, we assessed gamblers for mindfulness, gambling problems, depressive symptoms, and boredom proneness. In Experiment 1, participants ... -
Contrasting physiological responses between invasive sea lamprey and non-target bluegill in response to acute lampricide exposure
(Elsevier, 2021-08-01)Control of invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America uses lampricides, which consist of 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) and niclosamide. Lampricides are thought to inhibit ... -
The Contribution of Open Frameworks to Life Cycle Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Environmental metrics play a significant role in behavioural change, policy formation, education, and industrial decision-making. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a powerful framework for providing information on environmental ... -
The Contribution of Oscillatory Activity to the Modulation of Different Sensorimotor Circuits Under Varying Working Memory Load
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)Goal-directed movement requires a series of highly coordinated voluntary motor outputs, which need to adequately integrate information from the body’s internal and external environments to be executed successfully. The ...