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• #### Applications of Entanglement and Nonlocality ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)
Entanglement and nonlocality are two of the features demonstrated by quantum systems which give rise to new possibilities in a variety of fields such as communication technology, cryptography and the study of fundamental ...
• #### Applications of Raman Spectroscopy ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)
This thesis is devoted to exploring experimental applications of Raman spectroscopy. The ability of Raman spectroscopy to investigate the vibrational modes of a molecule was explored in several studies. The work included ...
• #### Applications of the Quantum Kernel Method on a Superconducting Quantum Processor ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)
The widespread benefits of classical machine learning along with promised speedups by quantum algorithms over their best performing classical counterparts have motivated development of quantum machine learning algorithms ...
• #### Applications of the Wormlike Chain Model in Polymer Physics: Self-consistent Field Theory ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-30)
The self-consistent field theory (SCFT) has reveived a great success in prediction of the physical properties of a variety of polymeric systems in the recent two decades. However, the traditional SCFT is based on the ...
• #### Aspects of Nonlocality: from Particles to Black Holes ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-06)
This dissertation is a collection of works on different aspects of the following subjects: causal set--continuum correspondence, wave propagation on causal sets, nonlocal quantum field theory, potential connection between ...
• #### Aspects of Quantum Field Theory with Boundary Conditions ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)
This thesis has two modest goals. The primary goal is to deliver three results involving particle detectors interacting with a quantum field in presence of non-trivial boundary conditions (Dirichlet, Neumann, periodic; ...
• #### Aspects of Quantum Information and AdS/CFT Duality ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-17)
This thesis considers four different aspects of quantum information, AdS/CFT duality, and the interplay between them. First, we study the holographic complexity conjectures in detail for rotating black holes. We focus ...
• #### Aspects of Scattering Amplitudes and Moduli Space Localization ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)
We propose that intersection numbers of certain cohomology classes on the moduli space of genus-zero Riemann surfaces with $n$ punctures, $\mathcal{M}_{0,n}$, compute tree-level scattering amplitudes in quantum field ...
• #### Assessing the Practicality of a Simple Multi-node Quantum Repeater ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-25)
This thesis assesses the theoretical performance of a realistic multi-node quantum repeater that is implementable with current technology. A quantum repeater, by definition, allows for communication rates in a channel to ...
• #### At the Corner of Space and Time ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-09)
We perform a rigorous piecewise-flat discretization of classical general relativity in the first-order formulation, in both 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions, carefully keeping track of curvature and torsion via holonomies. We show ...
• #### Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Model Lipid Monolayers ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is prevalent among the elderly population. Aß protein has been heavily implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. This protein in its fibrillar form is a major ...
• #### Augmenting Quantum Mechanics with Artificial Intelligence ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)
The simulation of quantum matter with classical hardware plays a central role in the discovery and development of quantum many-body systems, with far-reaching implications in condensed matter physics and quantum technologies. ...
• #### Benchmarking a self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules ﻿

(RSC publishing, 2012-08-14)
A minimalist self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules is presented. The equations for this model are less involved than those for block copolymers and are easily implemented computationally. A new ...
• #### Bichromatic dressing of Rydberg atoms and on the correctness of many-mode Floquet theory ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-20)
Many-mode Floquet theory [T.-S. Ho, S.-I. Chu, and J. V. Tietz, Chem. Phys. Lett. 96, 464 (1983)] was designed as an extension of Floquet theory suitable for solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation with multiple ...
• #### Bidirectional mapping between self-consistent field theory and molecular dynamics ﻿

(AIP Publishing, 2007-10-08)
A bidirectional mapping scheme that bridges particle-based and field-based descriptions for polymers is presented. Initial application is made to immiscible homopolymer blends. The forward mapping (upscaling) approach ...
• #### Biophysical Modelling of Antimicrobial Peptide’s Interactions with Phospholipid and Lipopolysaccharide Membranes ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are naturally-occurring peptide antibiotics. The way they work has inspired a vigorous search for optimized peptide antibiotics for fighting resistant bacteria. Cationic AMPs cleverly utilize ...
• #### Black Hole Thermodynamics and the Tunnelling Method for Particle Emission ﻿

(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 Holes in Pseudo-Topological Gravity ﻿

(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 ...
• #### Bohmian Mechanics: Towards Illuminating The Quantum Potential ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-20)
This thesis deals with the theoretical and experimental details of trying to understand and infer the quantum potential from Bohmian mechanics using Bohmian trajectories. In this work, some of the key components of the ...
• #### Born Geometry ﻿

(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-21)
In this thesis, we summarize the work which we authored or co-authored during our PhD studies and also present additional details and ideas that are not found elsewhere. The main topic is the study of T-duality in theoretical ...

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