by Tong Shiu Sing Dominic. / Parallel title in Chinese characters. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 236-241). / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Abstract --- p.v / Chapter 1 --- Open Systems and Quasinormal Modes --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Non-Hermitian Systems --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Optical Cavities as Open Systems --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Outline of this Thesis --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Simple Models of Open Systems --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Contributions of the Author --- p.14 / Chapter 2 --- Completeness and Orthogonality --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Green's Function of the Open System --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3 --- High Frequency Behaviour of the Green's Function --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4 --- Completeness of Quasinormal Modes --- p.29 / Chapter 2. 5 --- Method of Projection --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Problems with the Usual Method of Projection --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Modified Method of Projection --- p.33 / Chapter 2.6 --- Uniqueness of Representation --- p.38 / Chapter 2.7 --- Definition of Inner Product and Quasi-Stationary States --- p.39 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- Orthogonal Relation of Quasinormal Modes --- p.39 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Definition of Hilbert Space and State Vectors --- p.41 / Chapter 2.8 --- Hermitian Limits --- p.43 / Chapter 2.9 --- Numerical Examples --- p.45 / Chapter 3 --- Time-Independent Perturbation --- p.58 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2 --- Formalism --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Expansion of the Perturbed Quasi-Stationary States --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Formal Solution --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Perturbative Series --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3 --- Diagrammatic Perturbation --- p.70 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Series Representation of the Green's Function --- p.70 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Eigenfrequencies --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Eigenfunctions --- p.75 / Chapter 3.4 --- Numerical Examples --- p.77 / Chapter 4 --- Method of Diagonization --- p.81 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2 --- Formalism --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Matrix Equation with Non-unique Solution --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Matrix Equation with a Unique Solution --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3 --- Numerical Examples --- p.91 / Chapter 5 --- Evolution of the Open System --- p.97 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.97 / Chapter 5.2 --- Evolution with Arbitrary Initial Conditions --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3 --- Evolution with the Outgoing Plane Wave Condition --- p.106 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Evolution Inside the Cavity --- p.106 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Evolution Outside the Cavity --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- Physical Implications --- p.112 / Chapter 6 --- Time-Dependent Perturbation --- p.114 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.114 / Chapter 6.2 --- Inhomogeneous Wave Equation --- p.117 / Chapter 6.3 --- Perturbative Scheme --- p.120 / Chapter 6.4 --- Energy Changes due to the Perturbation --- p.128 / Chapter 6.5 --- Numerical Examples --- p.131 / Chapter 7 --- Adiabatic Approximation --- p.150 / Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.150 / Chapter 7.2 --- The Effect of a Varying Refractive Index --- p.153 / Chapter 7.3 --- Adiabatic Expansion --- p.156 / Chapter 7.4 --- Numerical Examples --- p.167 / Chapter 8 --- Generalization of the Formalism --- p.176 / Chapter 8. 1 --- Introduction --- p.176 / Chapter 8.2 --- Generalization of the Orthogonal Relation --- p.180 / Chapter 8.3 --- Evolution with the Outgong Wave Condition --- p.183 / Chapter 8.4 --- Uniform Convergence of the Series Representation --- p.193 / Chapter 8.5 --- Uniqueness of Representation --- p.200 / Chapter 8.6 --- Generalization of Standard Calculations --- p.202 / Chapter 8.6.1 --- Time-Independent Perturbation --- p.203 / Chapter 8.6.2 --- Method of Diagonization --- p.206 / Chapter 8.6.3 --- Remarks on Dynamical Calculations --- p.208 / Appendix A --- p.209 / Appendix B --- p.213 / Appendix C --- p.225 / Appendix D --- p.231 / Appendix E --- p.234 / References --- p.236

We give some background information about the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality including its history. We then continue by providing a number of proofs for the inequality in its classical form using various proof techniques, including proofs without words. Next we build up the theory of inner product spaces from metric and normed spaces and show applications of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality in each content, including the triangle inequality, Minkowski's inequality and Hölder's inequality. In the final part we present a few problems with solutions, some proved by the author and some by others.