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Richard III and a comedian\u27s eye.
This thesis is a culmination of process and real life experiences I used as an actor to reach the goal of performing the role of Shakespeare\u27s Richard III. Not only do I discuss the process I used, but I discuss the choices I made in pursuing this role through research, mentorship, and professionalism. Mostly I discuss why I was perfect for this particular role performed at the University of Louisville. This thesis is divided into four parts covering background, college, professional work, graduate work and finally performance of Richard III. Part One gives a historical background on my life from high school to my acceptance here at the University of Louisville. Broken into smaller sub-chapters I discuss mentorship, professionalism, research and technique, all of which I use in my daily work as an actor. Part Two explores the use of process here at the University of Louisville and how I used it to my advantage in Richard III. I focus on the processes specifically used in the rehearsal of Richard III including the voice, acting and movement work that helped me shape my character of Richard. Finally Parts Three and Four cover my performance and conclusion of why I was perfect for this role. In Part Three, I delve deeper into choices I made by the use of technique and research, and how the particular process Dr. Rinda Frye uses in her rehearsals formed a coherent and comedic Richard like none other any has seen before
Higgs mechanism in a light front formulation
We give a simple derivation of the Higgs mechanism in an abelian light front
field theory. It is based on a finite volume quantization with antiperiodic
scalar fields and a periodic gauge field. An infinite set of degenerate vacua
in the form of coherent states of the scalar field that minimize the light
front energy, is constructed. The corresponding effective Hamiltonian descibes
a massive vector field whose third component is generated by the would-be
Goldstone boson. This mechanism, understood here quantum mechanically in the
form analogous to the space-like quantization, is derived without gauge fixing
as well as in the unitary and the light cone gauge.Comment: 9 page
Critical properties of -theory in Light-Cone Quantization
The dynamics of the phase transition of the continuum -theory in Light Cone Quantization is reexamined taking into account
fluctuations of the order parameter in the form of dynamical zero
mode operators (DZMO) which appear in a natural way via the Haag expansion of
the field of the interacting theory. The inclusion of the DZM-sector
changes significantly the value of the critical coupling, bringing it in
agreement within 2% with the most recent Monte-Carlo and high
temperature/strong coupling estimates. The critical slowing down of the DZMO
governs the low momentum behavior of the dispersion relation through invariance
of this DZMO under conformal transformations preserving the local light cone
structure. The critical exponent characterising the scaling behaviour at
comes out in agreement with the known value 0.25 of the Ising
universality class. is made of two contributions: one, analytic )
and another (25%) which can be evaluated only numerically with an estimated
error of 3%. The -function is then found from the non-perturbative
expression of the physical mass. It is non-analytic in the coupling constant
with a critical exponent . However, at D=2, is not
parametrisation independent with respect to the space of coupling constants due
to this strong non-analytic behaviour.Comment: Latex, 22 pages, 8 Postscript figures,Appendi
Compactification near and on the light front
We address problems associated with compactification near and on the light
front. In perturbative scalar field theory we illustrate and clarify the
relationships among three approaches: (1) quantization on a space-like surface
close to a light front; (2) infinite momentum frame calculations; and (3)
quantization on the light front. Our examples emphasize the difference between
zero modes in space-like quantization and those in light front quantization. In
particular, in perturbative calculations of scalar field theory using
discretized light cone quantization there are well-known ``zero-mode induced''
interaction terms. However, we show that they decouple in the continuum limit
and covariant answers are reproduced. Thus compactification of a light-like
surface is feasible and defines a consistent field theory.Comment: 24 pages, 4 figure
The challenge of enterprise/innovation: a case study of a modern university
In the prevailing economic and political climate for Higher Education a greater emphasis has been placed on diversifying the funding base. The present study was undertaken between 2012 and 2014 and addressed the implementation of an approach to the transformation of one academic school in a medium-sized modern university in Wales to a more engaged enterprise culture. A multimethod investigation included a bi-lingual (English and Welsh) online survey of academic staff and yielded a 71% response rate (n = 45). The findings informed a series of in-depth interviews (n = 24) with a representative sample of those involved in enterprise work (support staff, managers, senior managers), and those who were not. The results provided the platform for the âS4E modelâ for effective engagement with enterprise: (1) Strategic significance for Enterprise, (2) Support for Enterprise, (3) Synergy for Enterprise, and (4) Success for Enterprise. The outcomes of the research and the recommendations from it have potential to inform practice in other academic schools within the university and, in a wider context, within other Schools of Education regionally, nationally and internationally. Its original empirical exploration of enterprise within education studies is a significant contribution to that body of knowledge
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