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by Tong Pak Yee. / Parallel title in Chinese characters. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 12-16). / Acknowledgement --- p.i / List of Publications --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Outline of the article --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Multifractal Scaling in Fractal Lattice --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Anomalous Multifractality in Percolation Model --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Anomalous Crossover Behavior in Two-Component Random Resistor Network --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Current Distribution in Two-Component Random Resistor Network --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Multif ractality in Wide Distribution Fractal Models --- p.11 / References --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- Multifractal Analysis of Percolation Backbone and Fractal Lattices / Chapter 2.1 --- Multifractal Scaling in Fractal Lattice --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Multifractal Scaling in a Sierpinski Gasket --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Hierarchy of Critical Exponents on a Sierpinski Honeycomb --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2 --- Anomalous Multifractality in Percolation Model --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Anomalous Multifractality of Conductance Jumps in a Hierarchical Percolation Model --- p.52 / Chapter 2.3 --- Anomalous Crossover Behavior in Two-Component Random Resistor Network --- p.74 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Anomalous Crossover Behaviors in the Two- Component Deterministic Percolation Model --- p.75 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Minimum Current in the Two-Component Random Resistor Network --- p.90 / Chapter 2.4 --- Current Distribution in Two-Component Random Resistor Network --- p.105 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Current Distribution in the Two-Component Hierarchical Percolation Model --- p.106 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Current Distribution and Local Power Dissipation in the Two-Component Deterministic Percolation Model --- p.136 / Chapter 2.5 --- Multifractality in Wide Distribution Fractal Models --- p.174 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Fractal Networks with a Wide Distribution of Conductivities --- p.175 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Power Dissipation in an Exactly Solvable Wide Distribution Model --- p.193 / Chapter 3. --- Conclusion --- p.210

by Lee Tin Wah. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.5 / Chapter 2 --- Preliminaries --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Box dimension and Hausdorff dimension --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Basic properties of dimensions --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Calculating dimensions --- p.11 / Chapter 3 --- Dimension of graph of the Weierstrass function --- p.14 / Chapter 3.1 --- Calculating dimensions of a graph --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2 --- Weierstrass function --- p.16 / Chapter 3.3 --- An almost everywhere argument --- p.23 / Chapter 3.4 --- Tagaki function --- p.26 / Chapter 4 --- Self-affine mappings --- p.30 / Chapter 4.1 --- Box dimension of self-affine curves --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2 --- Differentability of self-affine curves --- p.35 / Chapter 4.3 --- Tagaki function --- p.42 / Chapter 4.4 --- Hausdorff dimension of self-affine sets --- p.43 / Chapter 5 --- Recurrent set and Weierstrass-like functions --- p.56 / Chapter 5.1 --- Recurrent curves --- p.56 / Chapter 5.2 --- Recurrent sets --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- Weierstrass-like functions from recurrent sets --- p.64 / Bibliography

Throughout this work several thin film resists have been studied with substantial focus on HafSOx and SU-8. The study of HafSOx has granted more insight into how inorganic, spin coated films form and react under the electron beam. These films have been shown to form a thin dense crust at the surface that could have interesting implications in the interaction of the electrons. Continuing to further understand the electron interactions within the resist, low voltage patterns were created allowing the accelerating voltage to be matched to the film. With this general knowledge, higher resolution films can be constructed with shorter patterning times. Both resists complement each other in that HafSOx produces incredibly thin, dense structures to be formed with features below 10 nm in all dimensions. SU-8 allows micron thick features to be created over several millimeters. This flexibility in feature size enabled the creation of large fractals that could improve neuron binding to artificial retina down to the smallest fractals reported that are interesting for their applications as antennas. The final facet of this work involved looking at other methods of making structures. This was done through adding differing salts to organic molecules that stack into unique crystals. This dissertation includes previously published co-authored material.

在這篇論文中，我們將會首先討論什麼概率測度μ 上的L²空間會存在指數型正交基(exponential orthonormal basis) ，而μ 則稱為一個譜測度若指數型正交基存在。這個問題源於1974年的Fuglede猜想和Jorgensen與Pedersen對分形譜測度存在性的研究。我們有興趣理解怎麼樣的測度會是譜測度，而對於沒有指數型正交基的測度，我們則探討它們會否存在更廣義且在Fourier分析中常用的指數型基，如Riesz基或Fourier框架(Fourier frame) 。 / 我們知道一個測度可以唯一分解成離散、奇異和絶對連續三部份。我們首先証明譜測度肯定是純型(pure type) 。若測度是絶對連續，我們對有Fourier框架的測度的密度給出一個完全的刻直到。這個結果對研究Gabor框架的問題都有幫助。對於離散且只有有限個非零質量原子的測度，我們証明它們全都都有Riesz基。在最困難作出一般討論的奇異測度中，我們透過譜測度與離散測度的卷積找出了有Riesz基但沒有指數型正交基的奇異測度。我們進而探討自彷函數送代系統(affine IFSs) ，我們証明到如果一個自彷函數送代系統是測度分離且有Fourier框架，那麼它在每一個函數的概率權都是一樣的。我們亦証明了Laba-Wang猜想在絶對連續的自相似測度上是正確的。這些結果都表示了一個有Fourier框架的測度都應該在其支撐上有一定的均勻性。 / 在論文的第二部分我們會探討自彷tile其Fourier變換的零點集。在自彷tile的研究中，其中一個基本問題就是刻劃其數字集(digit set)使得那自彷函數送代系統的不變集能以平移密鋪空間。透過Kenyon條件，我們可將這個問題轉化成理解Fourier變換的零點集。男一方面，指數型正交基的存在性亦需要我們探討Fourier變換的零點集，而自彷tile 的Fourier變換是可以明確寫出來的。這使自彷tile成為一個很好去研究tilings和譜測度相互關係的好例子。 / 我們利用了分圓多項式(cyclotomic polynomials)對一維自彷tile的零點集進行了一個詳細的研究。從這裡我們把tile的數字集寫成某些分圓多項式的乘積。這個乘積亦可以一個樹上的切集(blocking)表示出來。這個表示亦把tile數字集的乘積形式(product-forms) 一般化成高階乘積形式。我們証明了在任何維數的tile數字集都是整數tile(即它們能平移密鋪整數集Z) 。這個結果讓我們能使用Coven和Meyerowitz所提出的整數tile分解方法，來使tile數字集完整刻劃成高階模乘積形式(high order modulo product-forms) 當數字集的數目為p[superscript α]q而p，q則是質數。由於我們對零點集亦完全清楚，這對在自彷tile上尋找完備的指數型正交基提供了一個新的方向。 / In this thesis, we will first consider when a probability measure μ admits an exponential orthonormal basis on its L² space (μ is called spectral measures).This problem originates from the conjecture of Fuglede in 1974, and the discovery of Jorgensen and Pedersen that some fractal measures also admit exponential orthonormal bases, but some do not. It generates a lot of interest in understand- ing what kind of measures are spectral measures. For those measures failing to have exponential orthonormal bases, it is interesting to know whether such mea- sures still have Riesz bases and Fourier frames, which are generalized concepts of orthonormal bases with wide range of uses in Fourier analysis. / It is well-known that a measure has a unique decomposition as the discrete, singular and absolutely continuous parts. We first show that spectral measures must be of pure type. If the measure is absolutely continuous, we completely classify the class of densities of the measures with Fourier frames. This result has new applications to topics in applied harmonic analysis, like the Gabor analysis. For the discrete measures with finite number of atoms, we show that they all have Riesz bases. For the case of singular measure, which is the most difficult one, we show that there exist measures with Riesz bases but not orthonormal bases by considering convolution between spectral measures and discrete measures. We then investigate affine iterated function systems (IFSs), we show that if an IFS has measure disjoint condition and admits a Fourier frame, then the probability weights are all equal. Moreover, we also show that the Łaba-Wang conjecture is true if the self-similar measure is absolutely continuous. These results indicate that measures with Fourier frames must have certain kind of uniformity on the support. / In the second part of the thesis we study the zero sets of Fourier transform of self-affine tiles. One of the fundamental problems in self-affine tiles is to classify the digit sets so that the attractors form tiles. This problem can be turned to study the zeros of the Fourier transform via the Kenyon criterion. On the other hand, existence of exponential orthonormal bases requires us to know the zero sets of the Fourier transform. Self-affine tiles are translational tiles arising from IFSs with its Fourier transform written explicitly. It therefore serves as an ideal place to investigate the relation of tilings and spectral measures. / We carry out a detail study in the zero sets of the one-dimensional tiles using cyclotomic polynomials. From this we characterize the tile digit sets through some product of cyclotomic polynomials represented in terms of a blocking in a tree, which is a generalization of the product-form to higher order. We show that tile digit sets in any dimension are integer tiles. This result allows us to use the decomposition method of integer tiles by Coven and Meyerowitz to provide the explicit classification of the tile digit sets in terms of the higher order modulo product-forms when number of the digits is p[superscript α]q, p, q are primes. Since the zero sets are completely known, this provides us a new approach to study the existence of complete orthogonal exponentials in the self-affine tiles on R¹. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Lai, Chun Kit. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-135). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background and Motivations --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- Results on spectral measures --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3 --- Results on self-affine tiles --- p.16 / Chapter 2 --- Fourier Frames: Absolutely Continuous Measures --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1 --- Beurling densities --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2 --- Law of pure type --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3 --- Absolutely continuous F-spectral measures --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Proof by Beurling densities --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Proof by translational absolute continuity --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4 --- Applications to applied harmonic analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5 --- Remarks and open questions --- p.42 / Chapter 3 --- Fourier Frames: Discrete and Singular Measures --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Discrete measures --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2 --- Convolutions with discrete measures --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Self-affine measures --- p.56 / Chapter 3.4 --- Iterated function systems on R¹ --- p.65 / Chapter 3.5 --- Concluding remarks --- p.70 / Chapter 4 --- Spectral structure of tile digit sets --- p.74 / Chapter 4.1 --- Preliminaries --- p.76 / Chapter 4.2 --- Modulo product-forms --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- Higher order product-forms --- p.86 / Chapter 4.4 --- Φ-tree, blocking and kernel polynomials --- p.90 / Chapter 5 --- Classifications of tile digit sets --- p.101 / Chapter 5.1 --- Tile digit sets --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2 --- The p[superscript α]q[superscript β] integer tiles --- p.105 / Chapter 5.3 --- Tile digit sets for b = p[superscript α]q --- p.112 / Chapter 5.4 --- Self-similar measures: Absolute continuity --- p.122 / Chapter 5.5 --- Remarks --- p.126

Wong Chun Wai Carto. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-80). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter 2 --- The Probabilistic Approach --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- Diffusion on the Sierpinski gasket --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- A Laplacian from the diffusion process --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Other ramifications --- p.24 / Chapter 3 --- The Analytic Approach --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Discrete Laplacians on finite sets --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Laplacian from a compatible sequence --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3 --- Compatible sequence from a harmonic structures --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4 --- Existence theorem for harmonic structures --- p.50 / Chapter 4 --- On Two Related Classes of Symmetric Polytopes --- p.55 / Chapter 4.1 --- Symmetries and regular polytopes --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Classification of highly symmetric polytopes --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Classification of strongly symmetric polytopes --- p.66 / Bibliography --- p.78

In [DS1,2,3], Denker and Sato initiated a new point of view to study the problem. They identified the Sierpinski gasket as a Martin boundary of some canonical Markov chain and used the associated theory to consider the problem. In this thesis, we will extend their result so as to be applicable to all single-point connected monocyclic post critically finite (m.p.c.f.) self-similar sets. / In the first chapter, we review some basic facts of the self-similar sets and the Martin boundaries, and we prove that every m.p.c.f. self-similar set K is homeomorphic to the quotient space of the symbolic space associated with K, moreover, the homeomorphism is a Lipschitz equivalence for some special m.p.c.f. self-similar sets. / In the second chapter, we first prove that the quotient space of the symbolic space associated with K is homeomorphic to the Martin boundary with respect to the state space associated with K if K is a single-point connected m.p.c.f. self-similar set. Combining this result and the result in the first chapter, we conclude that every single-point connected m.p.c.f. self-similar set can be identified with the Martin boundary of some canonical Markov chain. Then for the 3-level Sierpinski gasket, we prove that there exists a one to one relation between the strongly P-harmonic functions on the 3 state space and K-harmonic functions constructed by Kigami. / In the third chapter, we define a new Markov chain on the pentagasket K which is a single-point connected m.p.c.f. self-similar also. Under the new Markov chain, we prove that K can be identified with the Martin boundary of the new Markov chain and that there exists a one to one relation between the strongly P-harmonic functions and the K-harmonic functions. / One of the fundamental problems in fractal analysis is to construct a Laplacian on fractals. Since fractals, like the Sierpinski gasket and the pentagasket, do not have any smooth structures, it is not possible to construct it from the classical point of view. Hence, until now there is no systematic way to define such a notion on the general class of fractals. / There are two approaches for the problem which have achieved some success in certain special situations. The first one is a probabilistic approach via constructing Brownian motions on self-similar sets. The second approach is an analytical one proposed by Kigami. He approximated the underlying self-similar set K by an increasing sequence of finite sets equipped with the discrete Laplacians Hm in a consistent way. He showed that if K is strongly symmetric, then Hm converge to a Laplacian on K. / by Ju, Hongbing. / "March 2008." / Adviser: Lau Ka Sing. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-03, Section: B, page: 1702. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

by Dong Xinhan. / "March 2002." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

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The fractal dimension of measured ocean wave profiles is found to be in the range of 1.5-1.8. This non-integer dimension indicates the fractal nature of the waves. Standard formulations to analyze waves are based on a differential approach. Since fractals are non-differentiable, this formulation fails for waves with fractal characteristics. Integral solutions for long waves that are valid for a non-differentiable fractal surfaces are developed. Field observations show a positive correlation between the fractal dimension and the degree of nonlinearity of the waves, wave steepness, and breaking waves. Solutions are developed for a variety of linear cases. As waves propagate shoreward and become more nonlinear, the fractal dimension increases. The linear solutions are unable to reproduce the change in fractal dimension evident in the ocean data. However, the linear solutions do demonstrate a finite speed of propagation. The correlation of the fractal dimension with the nonlinearity of the waves suggests using a nonlinear wave equation. We first confirm the nonlinear behavior of the waves using the finite difference method with continuous function as the initial condition. Next, we solve the system using a Runge-Kutta method to integrate the characteristics of the nonlinear wave equation. For small times, the finite difference and Runge-Kutta solutions are similar. At longer times, however, the Runge-Kutta solution shows the leading edge of the wave extending beyond the base of the wave corresponding to over-steepening and breaking. A simple long wave solution on multi-step bottom is developed in order to calculate the reflection coefficient for a sloping beach. Multiple reflections and transmissions are allowed at each step, and the resulting reflection coefficient is calculated. The reflection coefficient is also calculated for model with thousands of small steps where the waves are reflected and transmitted once over each step. The effect of depth-limited breaking waves is also considered. / Graduation date: 2003