Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Marianna Safronova, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy . Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-06, Section: B, page.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Marianna Safronova, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy . Includes bibliographical references.

Rozprawa habilitacyjna -- Warsaw. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [48]-51).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1931. / Lithoprinted. "Private edition, distributed by the University of Chicago libraries, Chicago, Illinois."

Rozprawa habilitacyjna -- Warsaw. / Bibliography: p. [48]-51.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisors: Qian Niu and Mark G. Raizen. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Part of Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1933. / "Reprinted from the Physical review, vol. 44, no. 9, November 1, 1933."

The object of this thesis is to examine the stability of particle-like solutions of the nonlinear field equation ▽2Ψ - 1/c2 δ2Ψ/δt2 = K2Ψ –μ2 ΨΨ*Ψ+λ(ΨΨ*)2Ψ with the particular form of time-dependence Ψ = φ (r) e − lwt Initially our interest is concentrated on the case λ = 0. We begin the analysis by finding spherically symmetric particle-like solutions, and then examining the stability of the lowest-order solution by first- order perturbation theory. Direct perturbation methods are then considered. This solution is found to be highly unstable whether it is time-independent (ω = 0) or not (ω ≠ 0). The more general case λ ≠ 0 is next discussed. Particle-like solutions are found to exist in this case for -∞ < λ (K2 - w2/c2) μ4 < 3/16 On examining the stability of the lowest-order solutions of this generalised field equation, it is found that for correct choice of the field parameters stable time-dependent solutions can exist, some of which can also have the attractive feature that their energy density is positive definite. We conclude by considering some methods of extending the theory.