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In this paper, I first explain the legal theory which leads up to Obergefell v. Hodges, and then analyze Obergefell v. Hodges itself. My analysis leads me to conclude that the legal reasoning, or the argument used to come to the decision, is flawed for it relies too heavily upon public opinion and is a legislative action of the Supreme Court. Therefore, I offer three alternatives: each of which improve upon the legal reasoning in different ways. Furthermore, my analysis of these three arguments\u2014and particularly the Free Exercise Argument\u2014leads me to postulate that there is in fact a Freedom to Practice embedded in the penumbral, or unstated, rights of the United States Constitution. While the full extent of the implications of such a right must be explored in another paper, I establish the legal reasoning for the freedom by four routes, showing that although precedent has yet to materialize, there are several arguments for the freedom.
ContributorsMartin, Daniel Brockie (Author) / Kramer, Zachary (Thesis director) / Graff, Sarah (Committee member) / Department of Physics (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2015-12
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In this paper, optimal control routines are applied to an existing problem of electron state transfer to determine if spin information can successfully be moved across a chain of donor atoms in silicon. The additional spin degrees of freedom are introduced into the formulation of the problem as well as the control optimization algorithm. We find a timescale of transfer for spin quantum information across the chain fitting with a t > π/A and t > 2π/A transfer pulse time corresponding with rotation of states on the electron Bloch sphere where A is the electron-nuclear coupling constant. Introduction of a magnetic field weakens transfer
efficiencies at high field strengths and prohibits anti-aligned nuclear states from transferring. We also develop a rudimentary theoretical model based on simulated results and partially validate the characteristic transfer times for spin states. This model also establishes a framework for future work including the introduction of a magnetic field.
efficiencies at high field strengths and prohibits anti-aligned nuclear states from transferring. We also develop a rudimentary theoretical model based on simulated results and partially validate the characteristic transfer times for spin states. This model also establishes a framework for future work including the introduction of a magnetic field.
ContributorsMorgan, Eric Robert (Author) / Treacy, Michael (Thesis director) / Whaley, K. Birgitta (Committee member) / Greenman, Loren (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (Contributor) / Department of Physics (Contributor)
Created2015-05
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In this experiment an Electrodynamic Ion Ring Trap was constructed and tested. Due to the nature of Electrostatic fields, the setup required an oscillating voltage source to stably trap the particles. It was built in a safe manner, The power supply was kept in a project box to avoid incidental contact, and was connected to a small copper wire in the shape of a ring. The maximum voltage that could be experienced via incidental contact was well within safe ranges a 0.3mA. Within minutes of its completion the trap was able to trap small Lycopodium powder spores mass of approximately 1.7*10^{-11}kg in clusters of 15-30 for long timescales. The oscillations of these spores were observed to be roughly 1.01mm at their maximum, and in an attempt to understand the dynamics of the Ion Trap, a concept called the pseudo-potential of the trap was used. This method proved fairly inaccurate, involving much estimation and using a static field estimation of 9.39*10^8 N\C and a charge estimate on the particles of ~1e, a maximum oscillation distance of 1.37m was calculated. Though the derived static field strength was not far off from the field strength required to achieve the correct oscillation distance (Percent error of 9.92%, the small discrepancy caused major calculation errors. The trap's intended purpose however was to eventually trap protein molecules for mapping via XFEL laser, and after its successful construction that goal is fairly achievable. The trap was also housed in a vacuum chamber so that it could be more effectively implemented with the XFEL.
ContributorsNicely, Ryan Joseph (Author) / Kirian, Richard (Thesis director) / Weiterstall, Uwe (Committee member) / School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (Contributor) / Department of Physics (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
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The automated transcription of Greek manuscripts is a current research goal in the digital humanities. Pre-processing manuscript images is an important part of any computer based transcription pipeline. However, pre-processing for ancient manuscripts specifically has not been highly developed. The result of this project is a noiseless pre-processing method that keeps diacritics. Further, text line segmentation is automated for manuscripts without annotation.
ContributorsCostello, David (Author) / Bronowitz, Jason (Thesis director) / Mirguet, Francoise (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (Contributor) / Department of Physics (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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The flute is a unique instrument for a multitude of reasons. Culturally, the flute has existed for centuries and spanned continents. Musically, it is unlike other woodwind instruments in that it requires no reed to produce sound. Physically, the acoustical properties of the flute follow that of an open organ pipe and there are numerous variables that can affect the flute's sound. By gaining a fundamental understanding of the history of the flute, the physics of music, and how a flute produces sound, we can begin to look at these variables, such as material, bore, and size, and understand the physics behind the flute and piccolo. This knowledge can then be applied to our own analysis of flute and piccolo playing to examine if these conclusions hold true.
ContributorsConnolly, Grace (Author) / Foy, Joseph (Thesis director) / Hannon, Mikaela (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Physics (Contributor) / School of Social Transformation (Contributor)
Created2024-05