Search for dissertations about: "Extensions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 454 swedish dissertations containing the word Extensions.
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1. Extensions in Flux : An Essay on Vagueness and Context Sensitivity
Abstract : The extensions of vague predicates like ‘is bald’, ‘is tall’, and ‘is a heap’ apparently lack sharp boundaries, and this makes such predicates susceptible to soritical reasoning, i.e. reasoning that leads to some version of the notorious sorites paradox. READ MORE
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2. Dose Plan Optimization in HDR Brachytherapy using Penalties : Properties and Extensions
Abstract : High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a specific type of radiotherapy used to treat tumours of for example the cervix, prostate, and breasts. In HDR brachytherapy applicators are implanted into or close to the tumour volume. A radioactive source is moved through these applicators and stops at certain positions, known as dwell points. READ MORE
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3. Extensions of general relativity : scalar tensor theory, topology of space-time and supergravity
Abstract : This report together with Papers 1—11 constitute a dissertation on the subjects of Scalar Tensor Theories, Topology of Space-Time and Supergravity. These three areas are briefly introduced for providing a background to the work in 1—11. A general discussion of motivations for modifications of the Einstein theory is also offered. . READ MORE
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4. Extensions of Deontic Logic : An Investigation into some Multi-Modal Systems
Abstract : Deontic logic is a branch of logic that deals with normative concepts, propositions, arguments and systems. The main purpose of this compilation thesis is to investigate how deontic logic can be extended in a number of ways. We consider several multimodal systems, i.e. READ MORE
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5. On Hom-associative Ore Extensions
Abstract : In this thesis, we introduce and study hom-associative Ore extensions. These are non-unital, non-associative, non-commutative polynomial rings in which the associativity condition is “twisted” by an additive group homomorphism. READ MORE