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    • Topical anaesthetic use prior to rigid gas permeable contact lens fitting 

      Gill, Felicity; Murphy, Paul J.; Purslow, Christine (Elsevier, 2017-07-11)
      Purpose To investigate effect of topical anaesthetic (TA) during gas permeable (GP) contact lens (CL) fitting on subjective and objective measures of patient anxiety. Methods 47 subjects (mean ± sd age = 26.9 ± 4.9 ...
    • Topics in Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation 

      Dawkins, Hillary (University of Waterloo, 2017-01-12)
      This thesis contains the results of research projects broadly related to the pursuit of universal fault-tolerant quantum computation. We are interested in questions such as which resources are required to achieve a quantum ...
    • Topics in weak gravitational lensing 

      Spitzer, Isaac (University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)
      In this thesis, various topics pertaining to weak gravitational lensing and its application to cosmology and galaxy evolution are explored. The first chapter is the introduction which contains all of the background ...
    • Topics on the information theoretic limits of quantum information processing and its implementation 

      Raeisi, Sadegh (University of Waterloo, 2015-02-24)
      Recent advances in quantum technologies enabled us to make large quantum states and pushed towards examining quantum theory at the macroscopic level. However observation of quantum e ects at a macroscopic level still ...
    • Topological and superconducting properties of Weyl and Dirac metals 

      Bednik, Grigory (University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)
      In this work we explore superconductivity and surface states in topological semimetals. We start from general overview of basic properties of topological semimetals. We review general concepts of Chern insulators, their ...
    • Topological aspects of nodal-loop semimetals and the nature of spin-orbit coupling in Lu₂V₂O₇ 

      Hickey, Alexander (University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)
      This thesis is presented in two parts: (I) understanding the topological aspects of nodal-loop semimetals in the presence of interactions and (II) exploring the nature of spin-orbit coupling in the pyrochlore oxide Lu₂V₂O₇. ...
    • Topological Manipulations of Quantum Field Theories 

      Kulp, Justin (University of Waterloo, 2023-07-17)
      In this thesis we study some topological aspects of Quantum Field Theories (QFTs). In particular, we study the way in which an arbitrary QFT can be separated into “local” and “global” data by means of a “symmetry Topological ...
    • Topological methods in quantum gravity 

      Starodubtsev, Artem (University of Waterloo, 2005)
      The main technical problem with background independent approaches to quantum gravity is inapplicability of standard quantum field theory methods. New methods are needed which would be adapted to the basic principles ...
    • Topological Order and Universal Properties of Gapped Quantum Systems 

      Moradi, Heidar (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-15)
      Phases of gapped quantum liquids are topologically ordered and have very interesting physical features that are completely robust against any local perturbation that do not close the bulk energy gap. These universal ...
    • Topological Order in String Liquids and Weyl Semimetals 

      Sehayek, Dan (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)
      Outside Landau's paradigm of symmetry-breaking orders is the class of topological orders, which cannot be described by a local order parameters. Such orders are generally defined by the presence of a gauge symmetry and ...
    • Topological Semimetals 

      Hook, Michael (University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)
      This thesis describes two topological phases of matter, the Weyl semimetal and the line node semimetal, that are related to but distinct from topological insulator phases. These new topological phases are semimetallic, ...
    • Topology and interactions in Weyl metals and quantum Hall systems 

      Panfilov, Ivan (University of Waterloo, 2017-05-10)
      In recent years it became clear that in the Condensed Matter physics, the study of the interactions and the topology allows one to find and to describe many new phases of matter. Even more interest was drawn by the ...
    • Topology in Fundamental Physics 

      Hackett, Jonathan (University of Waterloo, 2011-09-02)
      In this thesis I present a mathematical tool for understanding the spin networks that arise from the study of the loop states of quantum gravity. The spin networks that arise in quantum gravity possess more information ...
    • Total Retinal Blood Flow and Retinal Oxygen Saturation in the Major Retinal Vessels of Healthy Participants 

      Oteng-Amoako, Afua (University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)
      Introduction: Oxygen delivery, or utilization, is a function of retinal blood flow and blood oxygen saturation. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), in particular, has been shown to have the highest levels of metabolic ...
    • Toward a theory of everything 

      Jia, Ding (University of Waterloo, 2023-08-21)
      A physical theory of everything is supposed to tell us: (1) The dynamical laws for matter and gravity; (2) The boundary condition of the universe; (3) The relation between the theory and experience. I present a personal ...
    • Toward Canonical General Relativity in the Loop Gravity Phase Space 

      Ziprick, Jonathan (University of Waterloo, 2014-01-07)
      The continuous, kinematical Hilbert space of loop quantum gravity is built upon a family of spaces $\mathcal{H}_\Gamma$, each associated to a different \textit{graph} $\Gamma$, i.e. a network of interconnected one-dimensional ...
    • Toward Fast and Quantitative Modification of Large Gold Nanoparticles by Thiolated DNA: Scaling of Nanoscale Forces, Kinetics, and the Need for Thiol Reduction 

      Zhang, Xu; Gouriye, Tony; Göeken, Kristian; Servos, Mark R.; Gill, Ron; Liu, Juewen (American Chemical Society, 2013-08-01)
      We have recently reported on the fast and quantitative adsorption of DNA to 13 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) at pH 3. This is in contrast to most traditional methods at neutral pH, where the adsorption is both slow and ...
    • Toward standardization of Quantum Key Distribution 

      Chaiwongkhot, Poompong (University of Waterloo, 2020-09-03)
      Information security becomes an inseparable part of our everyday life. An encryption method widely used today is public-key encryption. The security of this method is based on a hard to solve mathematical problems against ...
    • Toward Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Thermalization Studies 

      Hussein, Omar (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-02)
      Ultracold atoms are a great platform to understand one of the most interesting open problems in physics: quantum thermalization. Building a new lab for ultracold atoms is a challenging task for the various tools that ...
    • Towards a Better Understanding of the Na-O2 Battery System 

      Fernandes, Russel (University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)
      The electrification of transportation requires cost-effective energy storage systems with high energy densities. Aprotic sodium-oxygen batteries offer great promise for advanced energy storage as these batteries possess ...

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