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Black Hole Thermodynamics and the Tunnelling Method for Particle Emission

Kerner, Ryan (University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)

The semi-classical black hole tunnelling method is a useful technique to calculate black hole temperature and understand black hole thermodynamics. I will investigate the black hole tunnelling method in detail. I will ...

Black Hole to White Hole Quantum Tunnelling

Clements, Kate Elizabeth Alexandra (University of Waterloo, 2019-08-26)

In this thesis, we explore the proposal that near the end of its lifetime, a Schwarzschild black hole will undergo a quantum transition into a 'white hole': an object which is precisely the time-reversal of the black hole. ...

Black holes in cosmological spacetimes and alternative theories of gravity

corman, maxence (University of Waterloo, 2023-08-09)

This thesis is dedicated to the study of spacetimes surrounding black holes within the context of cosmology, high energy physics and modified theories of gravity. We do this by applying and adapting modern numerical ...

Black Holes in Pseudo-Topological Gravity

Robinson, Brandon (University of Waterloo, 2009-08-05)

In the following, we build on previous work done on higher derivative gravity, in particular Lovelock gravity. The latter is a family of theories in higher space-time dimensions in which interactions involving higher ...

The Black-Scholes and Heston Models for Option Pricing

Ye, Ziqun (University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)

Stochastic volatility models on option pricing have received much study following the discovery of the non-at implied surface following the crash of the stock markets in 1987. The most widely used stochastic volatility ...

Blade Number Influence on Centrifugal Impeller Flow Behavior

Nugroho, Rifki (University of Waterloo, 2015-12-10)

In this study, experiments were conducted to observe the performance and flow structure of the fluid inside the passage of 5 and 7 bladed impellers. The main purpose is to understand the influence of the number of blades ...

Blending in at the Cost of Losing Oneself: The Cyclical Relationship between Social Anxiety, Self-Disclosure, and Self-Uncertainty

Orr, Elizabeth (University of Waterloo, 2013-06-18)

Recent research has demonstrated that high social anxiety is associated with uncertainty about one’s self views and self-concept (Moscovitch et al., 2009; Stopa et al., 2010; Wilson & Rapee, 2006). However, no research has ...

Blind Image Quality Assessment: Exploiting New Evaluation and Design Methodologies

Ma, Kede (University of Waterloo, 2017-10-12)

The great content diversity of real-world digital images poses a grand challenge to automatically and accurately assess their perceptual quality in a timely manner. In this thesis, we focus on blind image quality assessment ...

Blind M-FSK Modulation in the ISI Channel

Karami, Mohammad (University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)

Channel estimation has received considerable attention over the years for its contribution to more reliable signal decoding. General wireless communication environment would cause multi-path fading for signals that propagate ...

Blinded From the Truth? Perceptions of Racial Discrimination During COVID-19

Mitrovic, Igor (University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)

Despite current efforts to reduce the occurrence of racial discrimination in North America, the recent Black Lives Matter movement suggests that the issue continues to exist. Given that prior research suggests a link between ...

Block 1: Refiguring the Post-Industrial Ruin or Bridging Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Haldimand Tract

Hutchinson, Adrian (University of Waterloo, 2024-01-22)

In an ever expanding and quickening world, heritage has become a vestige of authenticity, identity, and placemaking. In a settler colonial country its ties to ideas of inheritance, birthright, and patrimony, complicate ...

Block co-polymer self-assembly

Alameer, Areej (University of Waterloo, 2017-07-26)

Contemporary electronic industry heavily relies on its capability to fabricate electronic devices with small feature size. The race to fabricate higher number of electronic devices per area has faced critical miniaturization ...

Block Copolymer Self-assembly and Graphene Dry Etching

Alyalak, Wadha (University of Waterloo, 2015-03-13)

This thesis focuses on interpreting the use of block copolymer self-assembly in nanolithography. Block copolymers are attractive materials for nanofabrication due to their ability to phase separate into ordered and chemically ...

Blockchain Based Election Architecture using XRPL

Ghosh, Arnab (University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)

The advent of blockchain technology in 2008 has inspired researchers to explore its applications in various fields including health, inventory management and voting. Governments around the world have been looking for secure ...

Blockchain Recommender Systems using Blockchain Data

Khatiri, Sean (University of Waterloo, 2023-12-18)

Blockchain systems allow a network of pseudo-anonymous users (identified only by their public key) to maintain a secure transaction ledger in a decentralized manner. Transactions are executed and recorded on the ledger by ...

Bluenose II: Towards Faster Design and Verification of Pipelined Circuits

Chan, Ca Bol (University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)

The huge demand for electronic devices has driven semiconductor companies to create better products in terms of area, speed, power etc. and to deliver them to market faster. Delay to market can result in lost opportunities. ...

A Blueprint for Semidefinite Relaxations of Binary-Constrained Quadratic Programs Computing tight bounds on NP-hard problems using ADMM

Graham, Naomi (University of Waterloo, 2020-12-18)

This thesis looks at the solution techniques of two NP-hard, large scale problems, the quadratic assignment problem, QAP, and the side chain positioning, SCP, problem. We summarize existing approaches from and look at the ...