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An apparatus for studying interactions between Rydberg atoms and metal surfaces
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 Anomaly in Condensed Matter Physics
(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
(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 Accuracy of Cosmological Parameters Estimated from Velocity – Density Comparisons
(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
(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 ... -
Atomic shell structure from an orbital-free-related density-functional-theory Pauli potential
(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 ... -
Atomic Shell Structure in a Ring Polymer Formulation of Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)An alternative approach to orbital-free density functional theory based on self-consistent field theory for ring polymers is proposed and applied to isolated atoms on the periodic table in their ground-state. Using a ... -
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. ...