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% ************************** Thesis Acknowledgements **************************
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\begin{acknowledgements}
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First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Igor
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Mekhov who has been an excellent mentor throughout my time at
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Oxford. It is primarily thanks to his brilliant insights and
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professionalism that I was able to reach my full potential during my
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doctoral studies. The work contained in this thesis would also not
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have been possible without the help of the other members of the group,
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Gabriel Mazzucchi and Dr. Santiago Caballero-Benitez. Without our
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frequent casual discussions in the Old Library office I would have
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still been stuck on the third chapter. I would also like to
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acknowledge all members of Prof. Dieter Jaksch's and Prof. Christopher
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Foot's groups for various helpful discussions. I must also offer a
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special mention for Edward Owen who provided much needed reality
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checks on some of my wishful theoretical thinking. I would also like
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to express my gratitude to EPSRC, St. Catherine's College, the ALP
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sub-department, and the Institute of Physics for providing me with the
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financial means to live and study in Oxford as well as attend several
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conferences in the UK and abroad.
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On a personal note, I would like to thank my parents who provided me
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with all the skills necessary to work towards any goals I set
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myself. Needless to say, without them I would have never been able to
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be where I am right now. I would like to thank all the new and old
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friends that have kept me company for the last four years. The time
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spent together provided a welcome respite from the sweat and toil of
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my DPhil.
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\vspace{2em}
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\raggedleft{Oxford, September 2016}
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\end{acknowledgements}
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