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Aqueous systems from first-principles : structure, dynamics and electron-transfer reactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In this thesis, we show for the first time how it is possible to calculated fully from first-principles the diabatic free-energy surfaces of electron-transfer reactions. The excitation energy corresponding to the transfer ...
New perspectives on ab initio calculation and physical insights gained through linkage to continuum theories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
We explore the use of ab initio, density-functional methods for the study of large-scale materials problems. Three examples are presented: (i) the interplay of surface and edge reconstructions in long silicon nanowires, ...
Defects, thermal phenomena and design in photonic crystal systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The physics of blackbodies has been an ongoing source of fascination and scientific research for over a hundred years. Kirchhoff's law states that emissivity and absorptivity are equal for an object in thermal equilibrium. ...
The optimization of data compression algorithms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The role of organizational culture in creating secure and resilient supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis aims to understand the role that organizational culture plays in creating secure and resilient supply chains. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the government's subsequent response, propelled ...
Pavement permit system infrastructure : UML based design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The evaluation of regional water balances using different hydrometeorological datasets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
City design and social exclusion : Abuja, Nigeria in review
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis investigation explores the relationship between city design and social exclusion, and more specifically, how modernist principles of urban design and development policy have contributed to social exclusion in ...
La Casita -- housing designed for Latinos : two cases from Southern California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As the nation's fastest growing minority group, Latinos are expected to be the main engine of household growth over the next decade. This demographic trend is most apparent in Southern California. While much attention has ...
D-branes and string field theory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In this thesis we study the D-brane physics in the context of Witten's cubic string field theory. We compute first few terms the low energy effective action for the non-abelian gauge field A, from Witten's action. We show ...