This thesis is divided into two parts. The first part concerns the study of the ambitwistor string and the scattering equations, while the second concerns the interplay of the symmetries of the asymptotic null boundary of Minkowski space, called [scri], and scattering amplitudes. The first part begins with a review of the CHY formulas for scattering amplitudes, the scattering equations and the ambitwistor string including its pure spinor version. Next are the results of this thesis concerning these topics, they are: generalizing the ambitwistor model to higher genus surfaces; calculating the one-loop NS-NS scattering amplitudes and studying their modular and factorization properties; deriving the one-loop scattering equations and analyzing their factorization; showing that, in the case of the four graviton amplitude, the ambitwistor amplitude gives the expected kinematical prefactor; matching this amplitude to the field theory expectation in a particular kinematical regime; solving the one loop scattering equations in this kinematical regime; a conjecture for the IR behaviour of the one-loop ambitwistor integrand; computing the four graviton, two-loop amplitude using pure spinors; showing that this two-loop amplitude has the correct kinematical prefactor and factorizes as expected for a field theory amplitude; generalizing the ambitwistor string to curved backgrounds; obtaining the field equations for type II supergravity as anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet; generalizing the scattering equations for curved backgrounds. The second part begins with a review of the definition of the null asymptotic boundary of four dimensional Minkowski space, its symmetry algebra, and their relation to soft particles in the S-matrix. Next are the results of this thesis concerning these topics, they are: constructing two models consisting of maps from a worldsheet to [scri], one containing the spectrum of N=8 supergravity, and the other the spectrum of N=4 super Yang-Mills; showing how certain correlators in these theories calculate the tree-level S-matrix of N=8 sugra and N=4 sYM respectively; defining worldsheet charges which encode the action of the appropriate asymptotic symmetry algebra and showing that their Ward-identities recover the soft graviton, and soft gluon factors; defining worldsheet charges for proposed extensions of these symmetry algebras and showing that their Ward-identities give the subleading soft graviton and subleading soft gluon factors.

Nesta dissertação, estudamos implicações geradas pela quebra da simetria de Lorentz na Eletrodinâmica Quântica. Analisamos férmions interagindo com um campo eletromagnético nos contextos da mecânica quântica e ao efetuar correções radiativas. Na mecânica quântica, os termos de quebra da simetria de Lorentz foram tratados como perturbações à equação de Dirac, e seus valores esperados no vácuo foram obtidos. Nas correções radiativas, a quebra da simetria de Lorentz foi introduzida nessa interação para que o termo tipo Chern-Simons pudesse ser induzido em (3+1) dimensões. Também discutimos as consequências geradas por este termo sobre as velocidades de propagação de fótons clássicos. / In this dissertation, we study the implications generated by the Lorentz breaking symmetry in quantum electrodynamics. We analyze fermions interacting with an electromagnetic field in the contexts of quantum mechanics and we make radiative corrections. In quantum mechanics, the terms of the Lorentz breaking symmetry were treated as perturbations to the Dirac equation, and their expected values were obtained in a vacuum. In the radiative corrections, the Lorentz breaking symmetry was introduced in this interaction for the Chern-Simons like term could be induced in (3 +1) dimensions. We also discussed the consequences generated by this term on the propagation speeds of classic photons.

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The subject matter of this thesis falls into two distinct parts. Chapters II to IV are devoted to a discussion of Schwinger's action principle, and chapters V and VI are concerned with the proof of dispersion relations for inelastic meson-nucleon scattering. The material of chapter II is based on some work done in collaboration with Dr. J.C. Polkinghorne, which has been published (Kibble and Polkinghorne 1957). This work was concerned with the clarification of certain points connected with the class of permissible variations in Schwinger's principle. There are, however, substantial changes in the present treatment, principally deriving from the introduction, in section II-5, of the concept of relative phases. This chapter is restricted to the case of non-relativistic quantum theory, and the discussion is extended to relativistic quantum field theory in chapter III. These chapters are devoted to a reformulation of Schwinger's action principle, and an investigation of the consequences of the new form of the action principle. Some of this material is necessarily contained in the work of Schwinger (1951, 1953a), but the treatment differs from his in several important respects. These are discussed in greater detail in section 2. Chapter IV is devoted to a discussion of higher order spinor Lagrangians, with particular reference to the use of a two-component field satisfying a second-order equation rather than a four-component spinor satisfying a first-order equation. This procedure has been suggested by Feynman and Gell-Mann (1958) in connection with their universal Fermi interaction. The work presented in this chapter was done jointly with Dr. J.C. Polkinghorne, and has been published (Kibble and Polkinghorne 1958). Chapters V and VI are devoted to a proof of the dispersion relations for the process in which a single meson is scattered on a nucleon into a state with several mesons. The proof follows the general lines of that by Bogolyubov, Medvedev and Polivanov (1956) for the case of elastic meson-nucleon scattering, This work has also been published (Kibble 1958). The notation employed in the thesis is summarized in appendix A. Appendix B is devoted to a discussion of consistency conditions on the Lagrangian function. The chapter number is omitted in references to sections or equations, except in the case of cross references between chapters.

Qualified difference sets are a class of combinatorial configuration. The sets are related to the residue difference sets that were first discussed in detail in 1953 by Emma Lehmer. Qualified difference sets consist of a set of residues modulo an integer v and they possess attractive properties that suggest potential applications in areas such as image formation, signal processing and aperture synthesis. This thesis outlines the theory behind qualified difference sets and gives conditions for the existence and nonexistence of these sets in various cases. A special case of the qualified difference sets is the qualified residue difference sets. These consist of the set of nth power residues of certain types of prime. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of qualified residue difference sets are derived and the precise conditions for the existence of these sets are given for n = 2, 4 and 6. Qualified residue difference sets are proved nonexistent for n = 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18. A generalisation of the qualified residue difference sets is introduced. These are the qualified difference sets composed of unions of cyclotomic classes. A cyclotomic class is defined for an integer power n and the results of an exhaustive computer search are presented for n = 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Two new families of qualified difference set were discovered in the case n = 8 and some isolated systems were discovered for n = 6, 10 and 12. An explanation of how qualified difference sets may be implemented in physical applications is given and potential applications are discussed.

Qualified difference sets are a class of combinatorial configuration. The sets are related to the residue difference sets that were first discussed in detail in 1953 by Emma Lehmer. Qualified difference sets consist of a set of residues modulo an integer v and they possess attractive properties that suggest potential applications in areas such as image formation, signal processing and aperture synthesis. This thesis outlines the theory behind qualified difference sets and gives conditions for the existence and nonexistence of these sets in various cases. A special case of the qualified difference sets is the qualified residue difference sets. These consist of the set of nth power residues of certain types of prime. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of qualified residue difference sets are derived and the precise conditions for the existence of these sets are given for n = 2, 4 and 6. Qualified residue difference sets are proved nonexistent for n = 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18. A generalisation of the qualified residue difference sets is introduced. These are the qualified difference sets composed of unions of cyclotomic classes. A cyclotomic class is defined for an integer power n and the results of an exhaustive computer search are presented for n = 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Two new families of qualified difference set were discovered in the case n = 8 and some isolated systems were discovered for n = 6, 10 and 12. An explanation of how qualified difference sets may be implemented in physical applications is given and potential applications are discussed.

Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) was one of the world's greatest mathematical geniuses. He work extensively in a branch of mathematics called "q-series". Around 1913, he found an important formula which now is known as Ramanujan's 1ψ1summation formula. The aim of this thesis is to investigate Ramanujan's 1ψ1summation formula and explore its applications to number theory and combinatorics. First, we consider several classical important results on elliptic functions and then give new proofs of these results using Ramanujan's 1ψ1 summation formula. For example, we will present a number of classical and new solutions for the problem of representing an integer as sums of squares (one of the most celebrated in number theory and combinatorics) in this thesis. This will be done by using q-series and Ramanujan's 1ψ1 summation formula. This in turn will give an insight into how Ramanujan may have proven many of his results, since his own proofs are often unknown, thereby increasing and deepening our understanding of Ramanujan's work.

Qualified difference sets are a class of combinatorial configuration. The sets are related to the residue difference sets that were first discussed in detail in 1953 by Emma Lehmer. Qualified difference sets consist of a set of residues modulo an integer v and they possess attractive properties that suggest potential applications in areas such as image formation, signal processing and aperture synthesis. This thesis outlines the theory behind qualified difference sets and gives conditions for the existence and nonexistence of these sets in various cases. A special case of the qualified difference sets is the qualified residue difference sets. These consist of the set of nth power residues of certain types of prime. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of qualified residue difference sets are derived and the precise conditions for the existence of these sets are given for n = 2, 4 and 6. Qualified residue difference sets are proved nonexistent for n = 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18. A generalisation of the qualified residue difference sets is introduced. These are the qualified difference sets composed of unions of cyclotomic classes. A cyclotomic class is defined for an integer power n and the results of an exhaustive computer search are presented for n = 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Two new families of qualified difference set were discovered in the case n = 8 and some isolated systems were discovered for n = 6, 10 and 12. An explanation of how qualified difference sets may be implemented in physical applications is given and potential applications are discussed.

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In this thesis, I report the results from the first randomized field experiments conducted in collaboration with party-affiliated candidates and campaigns in the United Kingdom. The papers presented as part of this thesis test both the limits and possibilities of campaign influence, in a partisan political environment. During election campaigns parties provide signals to voters, voluntarily or involuntarily imposing a structure, and thereby constraints, on individuals’ electoral decisions. By integrating insights about heuristic and social decision-making into the experimental campaign literature, I formulate testable hypotheses about the direct and indirect effects of party cues on campaign mobilization and persuasion. The first paper, The Heuristic Function of Party Affiliation in Voter Mobilization Campaigns, addresses how the provision of party cues, used during campaign phone calls, affects turnout among party supporters, opponents and unattached voters. The second paper on Household Partisan Composition and Voter Mobilization, explores the spillover effects from the previous experiment, testing whether campaign-induced mobilization between household members is conditioned by the partisan composition of a household, and the partisan intensity of a campaign message. Paper three investigates if candidates who are Reaching Across The Partisan Divide can win over supporters of rival parties. In the fourth paper, I test if Impersonal, But Noticeable methods of voter contact, such as door hangers and text messages, affect the turnout decisions of partisans and unattached voters. The final paper, The National Effects of Subnational Representation, highlights the importance of local party organization for the outcomes of national elections. The results of this thesis show the electoral consequences of direct and indirect interactions between campaigns and voters of different partisanship, and point to strategies that allow constituency campaigns to successfully navigate challenging partisan environments.