Physics & Astronomy: Recent submissions

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    • A theory of gravitation incorporating the quadratic action principle of relativity 

      Wynne, Valerie Anne (University of St Andrews, 1971) - Thesis
      The hypothesis adopted in this work is that any permissible metric field whatsoever must satisfy the field equations deduced from an action principle in which the Lagrangian is quadratic in the components of the Riemann ...

    • A nuclear magnetic resonance study of molecular disorder in the solid state of some medium ring hydrocarbons 

      Brookeman, James R. (University of St Andrews, 1968) - Thesis
      Since the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in bulk matter in 1945, n.m.r studies of molecular motion in solids have provided a powerful insight into the details of molecular reorientation processes that occur in ...

    • The statistical aspects of Boltzmann's H-Theorem 

      Green, C. D. (University of St Andrews, 1954) - Thesis
      This thesis is concerned with the consideration of the H-theorem in a statistical manner and the information that may be derived from it as to the variation with time of an isolated mechanical system, and especially the ...

    • Quantization of some generally covariant model field theories 

      Wan, Kong K. (University of St Andrews, 1971) - Thesis
      This thesis reports a study of the quantization of generally covariant and nonlinear field theories. It begins by reviewing some existing general theories in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, Chapter 2 deals with general classical ...

    • Quantization in spaces of constant curvature 

      Viazminsky, Cesar Peter (University of St Andrews, 1978) - Thesis
      Quantization in generalized coordinate systems and in non-Euclidean spaces has attracted much recent attention. The aim of this thesis is to discuss the problem for spaces of constant curvature. Chapter I is a brief review ...