Browsing Undergraduate Theses by Title
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A quantitative methodology for mapping project costs to engineering decisions in naval ship design and procurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Alternative methods for cost estimation are important in the early conceptual stages of a design when there is not enough detail to allow for a traditional quantity takeoff estimate to be performed. Much of the budgeting ... -
Quantitative phonetic and frequency domain characterization of vocal blend for sung vowels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Choral performance focuses on achieving the illusion of many voices singing as one smooth, cohesive tone, known as vocal blending. Choral pedagogy includes instructions on how to blend, but there is little information in ... -
Quantitative prediction of high-speed erosion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
The quantitative risk of oil tanker groundings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
A quantitative study of some predetermined elemental time standard systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960) -
Quantum beat spectroscopy of acetylene
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Quantum blackjack : quantum strategies and advantages in games with limited classical communication
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)In this thesis, we examine the advantages that quantum strategies afford in communication-limited games. Inspired by the card game blackjack, we particularly focus on cooperative, two-party sequential games in which a ... -
Quantum capacitance measurements of single-layer molybdenum disulfide
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Through this thesis, heterostructures composed of a thin layer of hexagonal boron nitride atop a monolayer of molybdenum disulfide were fabricated with the goal of measuring quantum capacitance and probing the transition ... -
Quantum codes on Hurwitz surfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Ever since the birth of the first quantum error correcting code, many error correcting techniques and formalism has been constructed so far. Among those, generating a quantum code on a locally planar geometry have lead to ... -
Quantum Computation and Simulation using Fermion Pair Registers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Quantum gas microscopes provide a powerful toolbox for probing quantum many-body physics. Recently, an exciting progress has been reported on realizing a large-scale quantum register of fermion pairs with a quantum gas ... -
Quantum diamonds : a discussion of the chemistry, materials science, physics and applications of ternary (Cu-In-S) nanocrystals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Quantum dots (QDs) are nanometer-sized crystallites of inorganic semiconductors with tunable optoelectronic properties, which has led to a variety of real-world applications beginning in the 1980s, ranging including ... -
Quantum electrodynamics in a damped cavity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982) -
Quantum field theory of scalar cosmological perturbations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Using canonical quantization we show that the spectrum of the scalar cosmological fluctuations as calculated until now is not correct. We derive the correct expression for the spectrum, and show that our correct treatment ... -
Quantum mechanics on phase space : geometry and motion of the Wigner distribution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)We study the Wigner phase space formulation of quantum mechanics and compare it to the Hamiltonian picture of classical mechanics. In this comparison we focus on the differences in initial conditions available to each ... -
Quantum non-contact friction in resonant dielectric media
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)We compute the non-contact friction force induced between two isotropic planar dielectric slabs which obey a plasma model dielectric function using scalar electromagnetism. All computations are carried out at zero temperature. ... -
Quantum simulations with 8̳8̳Sr+̳ ions on planar lattice traps
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Quantum simulations are the use of well controlled many-body quantum systems to simulate and solve other many-body quantum systems that are not understood. This thesis describes theoretical proposals and experimental ... -
Quantum state reconstruction and tomography using phase-sensitive light detection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)In this thesis we present an optical and electronic setup that is capable of performing coherent state tomography. We fully characterize it in order to verify whether or not it will be capable to perform non-demolition ... -
Quantum Systems Simulator
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000) -
Quark masses : an environmental impact statement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)We investigate how the requirement that organic chemistry be possible constrains the values of the quark masses. Specifically, we choose a slice through the parameter space of the Standard Model in which quark masses vary ... -
Quasar continuum fitting and silicon absorption on the low redshift intergalactic medium
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)We present results on the evolution of Ly[alpha] absorption at low redshift, and the first systematic search for Si II absorption systems in the low redshift IGM. Our sample consists of 832 Ly[alpha] absorbers from 328 ...