http://hdl.handle.net/10090/179 Wesleyan University ETDs http://dspace.nitle.org/retrieve/378 http://hdl.handle.net/10090/179 Search the Channel search http://dspace.nitle.org/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5134 Title: Conductance of Mesoscopic Rings <br/> <br/>Authors: Budoyo, Rangga Perdana <br/> <br/>Abstract: In the studies of conductance of closed mesoscopic systems, semilinear response theory offers a novel unified framework that goes beyond the traditional Kubo formulation. Here we apply SLRT to two mesoscopic systems. The first is disordered quasi-1d rings, where we build an analytical model to understand the departure of SLRT from Kubo results. Guided by the numerical analysis on the statistical properties of the current operator matrix elements, we introduce a random matrix theory model which leads to a generalized variable range hopping picture of the conductance. Both of these models capture the essential aspects of the mesoscopic conductance for this system. The second one is the Harper model, which is a one-dimensional model that exhibits a Metal-Insulator transition--at the critical point, it possesses fractal structures in both the eigenfunctions and the eigenvalues. We are interested in studying how the fractal structures might have an effect on the conductance. <br/> <br/>Description: http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5133 Title: The Role of Limited Valency and Bonding Orientation on Phase Behavior <br/> <br/>Authors: Tan, Zhi Da Henry <br/> <br/>Abstract: Nanoparticles functionalized by single strands of DNA have been shown to be highly customizable building blocks for self-assembled nano-structures, giving rise to complex networks that have very unusual phase diagrams. Specifically, the nanoparticles exhibit a phase diagram which contains three critical points; the presence of two critical points is rare in nature, but has been found in some natural substances like water. In this thesis, we use lattice models to examine which nearest neighbor interactions are important to generate multiple distinct phases. We show that the multiple critical points cannot be reproduced via limiting the number of bonding neighbors alone. Development of more complex lattice models that may include such behavior based on our results is ongoing. <br/> <br/>Description: http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5132 Title: The Clever Orphan Outwits the Dragon King: Storytelling, Ethnicity, and Cultural Resistance in Nujiang Valley, China <br/> <br/>Authors: Greenberg, Alissa Lee <br/> <br/>Abstract: A study of reciprocity, morality, and cultural resistance through storytelling among the Lisu of Nujiang Valley, Yunnan Province, China <br/> <br/>Description: http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5131 Title: The Raphael of the Pianoforte <br/> <br/>Authors: Sessions, Gabriel Alexander Williams <br/> <br/>Abstract: An exploration of formal and affective cues in music as an inspiration for short story writing, based on the music of Fryderyk Chopin <br/> <br/>Description: