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High-Performance Computing In Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, Pietropaolo Frisoni
High-Performance Computing In Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, Pietropaolo Frisoni
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
This Ph.D. thesis presents a compilation of the scientific papers I published over the last three years during my Ph.D. in loop quantum gravity (LQG). First, we comprehensively introduce spinfoam calculations with a practical pedagogical paper. We highlight LQG's unique features and mathematical formalism and emphasize the computational complexities associated with its calculations. The subsequent articles delve into specific aspects of employing high-performance computing (HPC) in LQG research. We discuss the results obtained by applying numerical methods to studying spinfoams' infrared divergences, or ``bubbles''. This research direction is crucial to define the continuum limit of LQG properly. We investigate the …
Series Expansions Of Lambert W And Related Functions, Jacob Imre
Series Expansions Of Lambert W And Related Functions, Jacob Imre
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
In the realm of multivalued functions, certain specimens run the risk of being elementary or complex
to a fault. The Lambert $W$ function serves as a middle ground in a way, being non-representable by elementary
functions yet admitting several properties which have allowed for copious research. $W$ utilizes the
inverse of the elementary function $xe^x$, resulting in a multivalued function with non-elementary
connections between its branches. $W_k(z)$, the solution to the equation $z=W_k(z)e^{W_k(z)}$
for a "branch number" $k \in \Z$, has both asymptotic and Taylor series for its various branches.
In recent years, significant effort has been dedicated to exploring …
The Magnetic Field Of Protostar-Disk-Outflow Systems, Mahmoud Sharkawi
The Magnetic Field Of Protostar-Disk-Outflow Systems, Mahmoud Sharkawi
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Recent observations of protostellar cores reveal complex magnetic field configurations that are distorted in the innermost disk region. Unlike the prestellar phase, where the magnetic field geometry is simpler with an hourglass configuration, magnetic fields in the protostellar phase are sculpted by the formation of outflows and rapid rotation. This gives rise to a significant azimuthal (or toroidal) component that has not yet been analytically modelled in the literature. Moreover, the onset of outflows, which act as angular momentum transport mechanisms, have received considerable attention in the past few decades. Two mechanisms: 1) the driving by the gradient of a …
Control Of Shear Layers Using Heating Patterns, Shoyon Panday
Control Of Shear Layers Using Heating Patterns, Shoyon Panday
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
The presence of spatially modulated flows is universal in nature. Distributed heating and surface roughness are the most common elements to cause non-uniformity in the flows. Spatially distributed heating leads to fundamentally distinct convection, different from the classical Rayleigh-Bénard instability. Interestingly, the onset of convective motion due to horizontal temperature gradients requires no critical conditions – a forced response. At the same time, surface roughness is known to significantly influence flow behaviours and heat transfer characteristics. The current work aims to analyze modulated flows and assess their potential as a mixing technique for low Reynolds number flows. Spanwise modulations (perpendicular …