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    • Analysis of the Thermal Fisher Information in 2+1 Dimensional Black Hole Spacetimes 

      Patterson, Everett Avison (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)
      In the past decade, relativistic quantum information (RQI) has presented itself as a promising avenue for examining the interaction between relativistic and quantum effects. This is most commonly achieved by coupling ...
    • Analytical and Numerical Studies of 2D XY Models with Ring Exchange 

      Iaconis, Jason (University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)
      In this thesis we take several different analytic and numerical approaches to studying the classical J-K model. This model describes an interacting many-body system of spins with continuous symmetry which interact via ...
    • An apparatus for studying interactions between Rydberg atoms and metal surfaces 

      Carter, Jeffrey David (University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)
      A system suitable for studying interactions between ⁸⁷Rb Rydberg atoms and metal surfaces has been constructed. This thesis describes the design and construction of the apparatus, and some test results. Atoms in a vapor ...
    • Application of a constant hole volume Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state to mixtures relevant to polymeric foaming 

      Park, Chul B.; von Konigslow, Kier; Thompson, Russell B. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)
      A variant of the Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state is applied to several polymers, blowing agents, and saturated mixtures of interest to the polymer foaming industry. These are low-density polyethylene– carbon dioxide and ...
    • Application of the Flag-State Squashing Model to Numerical Quantum Key Distribution Security Analysis 

      Li, Nicky Kai Hong (University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)
      The squashing model proof technique is a powerful tool in proving security of quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols since it reduces the dimension of the associated computational problem from infinite to finite. In the ...
    • Applications of Adiabatic Approximation to One- and Two-electron Phenomena in Strong Laser Fields 

      Bondar, Denys (University of Waterloo, 2010-12-20)
      The adiabatic approximation is a natural approach for the description of phenomena induced by low frequency laser radiation because the ratio of the laser frequency to the characteristic frequency of an atom or a molecule ...
    • Applications of Entanglement and Nonlocality 

      Gangopadhyay, Sayan (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 

      Flannery, Jeremy (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 

      Peters, Evan (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 

      Jiang, Ying (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 Anomaly in Condensed Matter Physics 

      Ye, Weicheng (University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)
      Anomalies have proven to be an important tool for unraveling the enigmatic properties of strongly-coupled condensed matter systems. Especially, it provides powerful constraints on the emergibility problem, i.e., whether a ...
    • Aspects of Nonlocality: from Particles to Black Holes 

      Saravani, Mehdi (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 

      Tjoa, Erickson (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 

      Al Balushi, Abdulrahim (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 

      Mizera, Sebastian (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 Accuracy of Cosmological Parameters Estimated from Velocity – Density Comparisons 

      Hollinger, Amber (University of Waterloo, 2024-01-10)
      A promising method for measuring the cosmological parameter combination fσ₈ is to compare observed peculiar velocities with peculiar velocities predicted from a galaxy density field using linear perturbation theory, known ...
    • Assessing the Practicality of a Simple Multi-node Quantum Repeater 

      Mastromattei, Christian (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 

      Shoshany, Barak (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 

      Rozina, Tamara (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 ...
    • Atomic shell structure from an orbital-free-related density-functional-theory Pauli potential 

      Thompson, Russell B. (American Physical Society, 2020-07)
      Polymer self-consistent field theory techniques are used to find radial electron densities and total binding energies for isolated atoms. Quantum particles are modeled as Gaussian threads with ring-polymer architecture in ...

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