Fröb, Markus Benjamin (Date of defense: 2013-12-09)
In this thesis we studied quantum effects in de Sitter space coming from the interaction of gravitons and matter. We derived the lowenergy effective action for metric perturbations which includes ...
Huguet Casades, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2011-02-04)
[eng] Molecular biophysics is a scientific discipline that studies biomolecules. This discipline has experienced a revolution thanks to the development of single- molecule techniques. These techniques ...
Haddad, Nidal (Date of defense: 2012-10-27)
However successful classical general relativity is, it faces non-normalizability problems at the quantum mechanical level. Nevertheless, it predicts the existence of black holes, which are thermal objects ...
Colomer de Simón, Pol (Date of defense: 2016-06-09)
The study of a system from a network perspective focuses on the impact that connectivity between the elements has on the function of the system. The observation and measurement of parameters of real-world ...
Sagarra Pascual, Oleguer Josep (Date of defense: 2016-07-22)
Complex networks grow subject to structural constraints which affect their measurable properties. Assessing the effect that such constraints impose on their observables is thus a crucial aspect to be ...
Carbonell Cortés, Carla (Date of defense: 2012-06-22)
The work presented in this thesis consists of two distinct parts. The first years of my work focused on the development and improvement of a new equipment built to study magnetic and electrical ...
Malgaretti, Paolo (Date of defense: 2013-10-23)
In this thesis we characterize the behavior of molecular motors when the properties of the cytoplasm they displace through are not homogeneous or isotropic. Anisotropies in the cytoplasm can be induced, ...
Villuendas Pellicero, Diego (Date of defense: 2016-02-03)
The goal of this work is to investigate the magnetic deflagration phenomena in two very different magnetic systems, using two very different experimental techniques. In the first chapter of this ...
Di Dato, Adriana (Date of defense: 2015-11-12)
In this thesis we have made progress on the study of higher dimensional gravity by focusing on the properties of black holes and branes and their dynamics. We have developed two main projects: • provide ...
Prignano, Luce (Date of defense: 2012-07-20)
During the last decades, it has become clear that systems formed by many interacting parts show emergent dynamical properties which are inherently related to the topology of the underlying pattern of ...