Atomic-scale electronics in semiconductors

A dopant atom in a semiconductor, the solid state analogue of a hydrogen atom, has a Bohr radius of several nanometers. Because this length scale is close to being accessible by modern nanolithography, detection and control of charge and spin in a semiconductor down to the level of individual dopant atoms is within reach and provides the unique...

A mathematical analysis of a belt system with a low and time-varying velocity

In this thesis a mathematical analysis has been given for model which describes the transversal vibrations of belt systems. The belt speed is assumed to be time-varying and to be small compared to the wave speed. Not only linear string-like or beam-like models but also nonlinear models have been studied. In all cases initial-boundary value...

On asymptotic approximations of first integrals for a class of nonlinear oscillators

In this thesis a class of nonlinear oscillator equations is studied. Asymptotic approximations of first integrals for the nonlinear differential equations are constructed by using the recently developed perturbation method based on integrating vectors. The existence and the stability of time-periodic solutions can be determined from these...