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2021

Mangan, James Francis (2021) Effective Field Theory Topics in the Modern S-Matrix Program. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qg7a-7n08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262021-204932248

2019

Heydeman, Matthew Thomas Edwin (2019) Supersymmetric Scattering Amplitudes and Algebraic Aspects of Holography from the Projective Line. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HFPD-JX10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06102019-125514401

2018

Ye, Ke (2018) A Symphony of Supersymmetry and Geometry: Invariants, Dualities and Chiral Rings. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K2K2-9790. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05032018-153255038

2017

Duarte, Javier Mauricio Gonzalez (2017) Naturalness Confronts Nature: Searches for Supersymmetry with the CMS Detector in pp Collisions at √s = 8 and 13 TeV. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9GX48JV. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08232016-112522351

Peña Herrera, Cristián (2017) Searches for New Physics at the Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment and Precision Timing Calorimetry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9MK69Z6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192017-195511866

Saberi, Ingmar Akira (2017) Knots, Trees, and Fields: Common Ground Between Physics and Mathematics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9VX0DHZ. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07282016-144651775

2016

Pei, Du (2016) 3d-3d Correspondence for Seifert Manifolds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9X34VF9. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282016-191214961

Stoica, Bogdan (2016) Boundary Relative Entropy as Quasilocal Energy: Positive Energy Theorems and Tomography. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9ZW1HW3. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072016-152814803

2015

Mott, Alexander Robert (2015) Search for Higgs Boson Production Beyond the Standard Model Using the Razor Kinematic Variables in pp Collisions at √s=8 TeV and Optimization of Higgs Boson Identification Using a Quantum Annealer. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9XK8CHR. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05052015-155442785

2014

Chung, Hee Joong (2014) Three-Dimensional Superconformal Field Theory, Chern-Simons Theorv, and Their Correspondence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7CA7-9C79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062014-152022421

Park, Chan Youn (2014) Branes and Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y1VH-E821. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01242014-104001899

2013

Rogan, Christopher Sean (2013) Searches for New Symmetries in pp Collisions with the Razor Kinematic Variables at √s = 7 TeV. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/B0MD-F026. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05072013-174540453

2012

Bashkirov, Denis (2012) Symmetries in Three-Dimensional Superconformal Quantum Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/61EK-5K70. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05112012-122450178

Song, Jaewon (2012) 4d/2d Correspondence: Instantons and W-Algebras. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WP20-DX98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302012-170816705

Willett, Brian M. (2012) Localization and Dualities in Three Dimensional Superconformal Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/F9V6-HD05. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312012-151945114

Yaakov, Itamar (2012) Localization of Gauge Theories on the Three-Sphere. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8AMG-0B70. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312012-204458381

2011

Bandrés Motola, Miguel Angel (2011) Superconformal Chern-Simons Theories and Their String Theory Duals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2D9D-1876. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242011-235017396

Lipstein, Arthur Elias (2011) Integrability of N = 6 Chern-Simons theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QDSM-8448. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05122011-105136289

Lopez Mateos, David (2011) Measurement of Multi-jet Production Cross Section at a Center-of-Mass Energy of 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider with the ATLAS Detector. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9GWA-6441. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05162011-094146813

2010

Dimofte, Tudor Dan (2010) Refined BPS Invariants, Chern-Simons Theory, and the Quantum Dilogarithm. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q6WF-D678. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142010-131147918

Park, Chang-Soon (2010) Topics in Supersymmetry Breaking and Gauge/Gravity Dualities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9F6Q-ZT22. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05042010-150716614

Vyas, Ketan D. (2010) Topics in Topological and Holomorphic Quantum Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QPRX-0V43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012010-010858409

2008

Cook, Paul Langabi Hogan (2008) Aspects of Topological String Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X29T-G794. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272008-225257

2007

Kile, Jennifer E. (2007) Constraints on Physics Beyond the Standard Model and its Observable Effects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KSBC-RD46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282007-034337

2006

Dorsten, Matthew Paul (2006) Topics in Heavy Particle Effective Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2SCF-KR56. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262006-125115

Evnin, Oleg (2006) On Quantum Interacting Embedded Geometrical Objects of Various Dimensions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1VN2-VZ71. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072006-174745

2005

Lee, Christopher (2005) Probing Physics and the Standard Model and Beyond with Electroweak Baryogenesis and Effective Theories of the Strong Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GJPE-HN05. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-162229

Lee, Hok Kong (2005) Gauge Theory and Supergravity Duality in the PP-Wave Background. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8QS9-Q326. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262005-151056

Li, Yi (2005) Topological Sigma Models and Generalized Geometries. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RMHE-4185. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262005-154458

McLoughlin, Tristan (2005) The Near-Penrose Limit of AdS/CFT. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EHS6-QF38. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252005-175001

Okuda, Takuya (2005) Large N Dualities in Topological String Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YJVK-6M26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-184326

Swanson, Ian Jakov (2005) Superstring Holography and Integrability in AdS₅ x S⁵. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QD85-9603. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05042005-144547

Wessling, Margaret Ellen (2005) Heavy Pentaquarks in the Diquark Model and the Large Nc Expansion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6812-4G64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-174621

2004

Borokhov, Vadim Aleksandrovich (2004) Monopole Operators and Mirror Symmetry in Three-Dimensional Gauge Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5AP4-X614. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04062004-015855

Ciocarlie, Calin A. (2004) D-Brane Actions and N=2 Supergravity Solutions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WSR1-2S04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022004-125935

Ozakin, Arkadas Inan (2004) RG-Flows, AdS/CFT Correspondence and Stability of Non-Dilatonic Branes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DQKG-HY63. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04272005-130936

Wu, Xinkai (2004) Testing Gauge/Gravity Duality: The Eleven-Dimensional PP-Wave. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0JV2-RT78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252004-230238

2003

Lee, Peter Byungho (2003) D-Branes in Anti-de-Sitter Space. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZE9Y-RP78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022003-200011

Park, Jongwon (2003) String/Gauge Duality and Penrose Limit. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4S7W-2F30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05152003-134850

2001

Goldberger, Walter D. (2001) Brane Models and the Hierarchy Problem. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zmfm-yd07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06242010-150733171

Popescu, Costin Radu (2001) Branes, Brane Actions and Applications to Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qr6g-tp18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12082006-104418

1994

Yi, Piljin (1994) On quantum fluctuations and black holes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8jtc-0d19. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09112008-135620

1990

Feng, Jiyu (1990) Some Aspects of Open String Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qgks-pd11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072007-104420

1988

Allen, Theodore John (1988) The Singular Mechanics of Particles and Strings. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hvjy-be63. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01172013-111439406

Cline, James Michael (1988) Effective Lagrangians and Infinity Cancellations for Open String Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9vpf-s680. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01172013-140801181

Douglas, Michael Ronald (1988) G/H Conformal Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YNEZ-8X17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08202008-083708

Kiritsis, Elias B. (1988) Topics in Conformal Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xp2b-x462. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03112013-144150219

Rey, Soo-Jong (1988) On the BRST Invariance of String Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MDK4-NY02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01052005-142036

1987

Hamidi, Shahram (1987) Interactions of Strings Compactified on Orbifolds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gvyt-8e89. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08012017-135315454

Siopsis, George (1987) Some Aspects of the Quantization of Theories with a Gauge Invariance. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hf4w-dw98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08042017-154857683

1986

Goroff, Marc Howard (1986) The Ultraviolet Divergences of Einstein Gravity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zntd-4x91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04052019-155701481

1985

Hauser, Jay (1985) A Systematic Study of the Decays of Charmed D Mesons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/g0wf-ny80. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01312019-122402912

Romans, Larry James (1985) Supergravity Theory from Ten Dimensions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wt9n-gm39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01312019-162531115

Suen, Wai Mo (1985) Dynamical Electromagnetic Fields Near Black Holes and Multipole Moments of Stationary, General Relativistic Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xayq-7806. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09012017-090944275

1984

Koller, Jeffrey George (1984) Yang-Mills Theory in Six-Dimensional Superspace. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RP3T-S865. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06042014-113206988

Marcus, Neil (1984) Finiteness in Supersymmetric Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4t2f-t947. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11262018-165108335

1983

Sagnotti, Augusto (1983) Topics in Supersymmetry Theory: 1. A Superspace Action for Ten-Dimensional Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory in Terms of Four-Dimensional Superfields; 2. Gauge Groups for Type-I Superstrings. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qrfw-nf31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10232019-170411829

Sathiapalan, Balachandran (1983) Topics in Grand Unified Theories: i) The Naturalness Problem. ii) Monopoles and Fermion Number Violation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/m0cj-7n28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10232019-171800698

Zwiebach, Barton (1983) Use of Superspace Geometry to Find All Supergravity Theories: Case of N = 4 and SO(4) Symmetry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PC47-EM20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12072004-143533

1979

Zachos, Cosmas K. (1979) Extended Supergravity with a Gauged Central Charge. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X6KP-V369. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12022004-160245

1977

Curtright, Thomas Lynn (1977) Stability and Supersymmetry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X6XZ-AX26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12092004-161650