Thesis advisor: Ian Biringer / In this thesis we study the class of 3-manifolds that admit a compact exhaustion by hyperbolizable 3-manifolds with incompressible boundary and such that the genus of the boundary components of the elements in the exhaustion is uniformly bounded. For this class we give necessary and sufficient topological conditions that guarantee the existence of a complete hyperbolic metric. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2019. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Mathematics.

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When we look at certain line-drawings, we see three-dimensional objects. The question is why; why not just see two-dimensional images? We theorize that we see objects rather than images because the objects we see are, in a certain mathematical sense, less complex than the images; and that furthermore the particular objects we see will be the least complex of the available alternatives. Experimental data supporting the theory is reported. The work is based on ideas of Solomonoff, Kolmogorov, and the "minimum description length'' concepts of Rissanen.

Risk neutral strategies emphasize stock selection rather than market timing in order to achieve the objective of a positive abnormal return. Using CAPM and Fama-French three-factor models as benchmark, this study applies the risk neutral strategies to Taiwanese stock markets. Empirical results reveal that R-square of Fama-French 3-factor model is higher than that of CAPM, implying that Fama-French model outperforms CAPM in explaining the stock returns in our sample. In addition, Portfolios 1 and 2 generate significantly positive abnormal returns. We conclude that risk neutral strategies offer positive abnormal returns.

In early 2001, the Government of Taiwan opened Kinmen and Matsu areas for ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ with the coastal area of Fukien, China. The main purposes of the ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy are to enhance the construction and development of the off-island area and promote positive interaction across the Taiwan Strait. However, the implementation of ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy also reveals that the interchanges between both sides of the Taiwan Strait are inevitable as well as the issues of ¡§Three Links¡¨ can not be broken through all the time. As a result, both sides of the Taiwan Strait start a subtle political competition in issues related to ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨. Now, it has been many years since the ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy took effect. However, the Government of Taiwan still has a sense of powerlessness in its promotion of the policy, and complaints are also frequently heard from people. This is mainly because of too many restrictions set by the Government on ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨. People of Kinmen and Matsu feel that the benefits they actually obtained from the policy are different from what they expected. Moreover, the differences between the appeal of the Government¡¦s policy and peoples¡¦ expectation toward the policy are also reflected in the implementation of the policy. Owing to the reasons mentioned above, the policy only achieves a limited effect. Besides, the failure of both governments across the strait to communicate with each other effectively is also one of the important factors leading to the poor results of the policy. On the one hand Mainland China is promoting the policy for its political end, and on the other hand Taiwan is unwilling to accept the principle of ¡§One China¡¨. Therefore, the benefits of ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy are questioned due to the lack of mutual trust between both sides. In terms of transportation cost and time saving, even though the implementation of ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy is not so perfect, it is still a worthy policy before the ¡§Three Links¡¨ is formally opened. So far, the ¡§Mini Three Links¡¨ policy has created a certain degree of prosperity for Kinmen and Matsu areas where the political warfare is lifted, so it does have its value of existence.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-106). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

Inaug.-diss.--Halle. / "Verzeichnis der Arbeiten über das mathematische Dreikörperproblem": p. [63]-68.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2009. / Adviser: Viatcheslav Kokoouline. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-138).