In condensed matter physics the vortex lattice of type-II superconductors provides a prototype for studying the effect of random pinning on elastic systems. One important …
This thesis presents a measurement of the mass of the top quark. The top quarks are produced through proton-antiproton collisions with $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV at the …
Planetary atmospheres are governed by a complex interplay of chemical, radiative, and advective processes that yield an inherently three dimensional structure. Probing the three dimensional …
The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) is a period during the history of the Universe that as of today has been largely unconstrained by cosmological measurements. …
This thesis explores the concepts that make up an effective classroom demonstration, derived the analytical form of gravitational wave emission from a binary system, and …
Recent astrophsyical observations indicate that about 23% of the matter in the universe exists as non-luminous, non-baryonic dark matter. General thermodynamic arguments suggest that if …
The Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics has proven to be an incredible mathematical framework for describing the observed elementary particles that make up the …
A new model, based on matched asymptotic analysis, for the simulation of two-dimensional unsteady flows around structures, has been developed and tested on a wide …
In this thesis, I first focus on the study of the optical properties of three kinds of amorphous germanium (Ge) nanostructures: Ge ultra-thin films, Ge-SiO2 …
We propose a new technique for the calibration of nuclear recoils in large noble element dual-phase time projection chambers (TPCs) used to search for WIMP …
This thesis presents the techniques we have developed in analyzing brain signals obtained from the most commonly used brain imaging methods, e.g., EEG/MEG and fMRI …
A new non-perturbative, gauge-invariant, exact, finite model of quantum chromody- namics, with a particular choice of renormalization is applied to high energy elastic pp- scattering. …
Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) is an interesting material, occupying a unique space -- already used incredibly widely in the world, yet also commonly used for …
We discuss a discontinuous Galerkin (dG) method and its application to common partial differential equations which arise in the context of general relativity. First we …
This dissertation presents two experimental studies of DNA polymers inside nanofluidic devices with well-defined topographic features. Those features include square pits and rectangular trenches etched …
The AdS/CFT correspondence is a conjecture which relates gauge theories to string theories. In order to better understand this duality, several avenues can be taken, …
We study several aspects of high energy scattering using the AdS/CFT correspondence.We begin with concise theoretical overviews of a few relevant topics. First is a …
In recent years there have been significant progresses in the understanding of scattering amplitudes at both strong and weak coupling. There are new dualities discovered, …
