| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Jankiewicz, Marcin Michal
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| URN |
etd-03012007-210817 |
| Title |
Various Aspects of Gravity |
| Degree |
PhD |
| Department |
Physics |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Thomas W. Kephart |
Committee Chair |
| John G. Ratcliffe |
Committee Member |
| Robert J. Scherrer |
Committee Member |
| Thomas J. Weiler |
Committee Member |
| Volker E. Oberacker |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- black holes
- lattices
- scalar field
- Monster group
- gravity
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| Date of Defense |
2007-03-01 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This thesis summarizes research projects that I have been involved in during my graduate studies at Vanderbilt University. My research spanned different areas of theoretical high energy physics with gravity as a common denominator. I explore both fundamental and phenomenological aspects of: (i) mathematical physics where I have studied relations between partition functions of certain class of conformal field theories and Fischer-Griess Monster group; (ii) cosmology, where I performed a numerical study of a horizon size modes of scalar field; (iii) a black hole physics project involving possible extensions of the non-hair theorem in a presence of exotic types of scalar field; and (iv) a study of phenomenological space-time foam models and their relation to Planck scale physics.
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