Accepted dissertations at the Theoretical Physics Department / Division from 1969.

We have compiled a list of all dissertations accepted at the Theoretical Physics Department / Division since 1969.  Date may mean either date of acceptance or date of thesis defence.
Name
Studies 
begun
MSc
Subject of dissertation
Date 
Opponent
Ruuskanen, Vesa
59
64
A study of systems with nearby interfering states
mcl 
25.11.7
Pertti Lipas
Keskinen, Raimo
54 TKK 
61 OY
63
On the dynamic connection and curvature
cl 
7.1.77
Jouko Mickelsson
Niskanen, Jouni
67
73
The D(1236) resonance in the nucleon-nucleon interaction: applications to nuclear matter and pion production

21.12.77
Dan Olof Riska
Lindfors, Juha
71
76
Production of large transverse momentum leptons and photons in quantum chromodynamics
ecl 
31.1.81
Masud Chaichian
Sainio, Mikko
70
77
On single pion production in proton and antiproton induced reactions at intermediate energies
mcl 
21.12.81
Göran Fäldt
Pirjola, Risto
68
71 
matem.
Electromagnetic induction in the earth by a plane wave or by fields of line currents harmonic in time and space
cl 
6.2.82
Pertti Lipas
Pajanne, Erkki
59
64
Studies of the electron gas in a boson formulation

3.6.82
Alf Sjölander
Pitkänen, Matti
71
 
Geometrodynamics
cl 
9.10.82
Jouko Mickelsson
Liede, Ilkka
68
76
Studies in electroweak unification
ecl 
28.12.83
P. Cvitanovic
Tuomi, Tapio
66
FL 73
Distribution of atmospheric electric current in the global circuit

29.9.84
Georg Witt
´Toimela, Tuomo
76
81
Studies of gauge theories at superhigh temperatures or densities
mcl 
23.2.85
Claus Montonen
Lindberg, Markus
73
79
Studies of the mechanical effects in the interaction between light and matter
ecl 
12.10.85
Peter Zoller
Lehtinen, Markku
73
77
Statistical theory of incoherent scatter radar measurement
ecl 
25.8.86
Tor Hagfors
Louko, Jorma
79
83
Quantum cosmology with exact and approximate symmetries
ecl 
10.9.88
Chris Isham
Vallinkoski, Matti
63
68
Error analysis of incoherent scatter radar measurements
ecl 
20.5.89
Jürgen Röttger
Kärkkäinen, Leo
80
87
Calculation of the interface tension in quantum chromodynamics and statistical models using Monte Carlo simulation
ecl 
21.4.90
Bengt Petersson
Muinonen, Karri
80
86
Light scattering by inhomogeneous media: backward enhancement and reversal of linear polarization
ecl 
19.6.90
Staffan Ström       
Kainulainen, KimmoAspects of neutrino cosmology20.6.90
Rummukainen, Kari
81
87
The order-disorder interface tension in quantum chromodynamics and spin models
ecl 
28.9.90
Risto Nieminen
Laakso, Harri
79
85
Electric fields and cold electrons in magnetospheric and cometary environment
ecl 
17.12.90
Alv Egeland
Ellinas, Demosthenes
84 HY
 
Studies in Lie and quantum algebras
mcl 
19.12.90
Petr Kulish
Eskola, Kari J.
83
87
Quark and gluon production in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions
mcl 
11.5.91
Torbjörn Sjöstrand
Laasonen, Kari Erik
82
88
Molecular dynamics methods based on quantum mechanics
mcl 
6.9.91
M.W. Finnis
Peltoniemi, Juha
82
88
Non-standard neutrinos in the sun and supernovae
mcl 
28.9.91
Kari Enqvist
Pulkkinen, Tuija
82
87
Magnetic field modeling during dynamic magnetospheric processes
ecl 
1.2.92
Georg Gustafsson
Suominen, Kalle-Antti
84
88
Time dependent two-state models and wave packet dynamics
ecl 
16.5.92
Keith Burnett
Viljanen, Ari
83
88
Geomagnetic induction in a one- or two- dimensional earth due to horizontal ionospheric currents
mcl 
16.6.92
Sven-Erik Hjelt
Peltoniemi, Jouni
82
88
Light scattering in planetary regoliths and cloudy atmospheres
mcl 
10.8.93
Henk van der Hulst
Ignatius, Jan
86
90
Cosmological phase transitions
mcl 
30.10.93
Finn Ravndal
Mälkki, Anssi
82
88
Studies on linear and non-linear ion waves in the Auroral acceleration region
ecl 
20.11.93
Alain Roux
Janhunen, Pekka
85
88
Numerical simulation of E-region irregularities and ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling
ecl 
20.5.94
Kristian Schlegel
Laine, Mikko
89
93
Thermodynamics and kinetics of cosmological phase transitions
ecl 
8.10.94
Wilfried Buchmüller
Raidal, Martti
93 HY
 
Extended electroweak models and their tests in future colliders
ecl 
4.7.95
Jose Bernabeu
Kerminen, Veli-Matti
86
92
On the formation of sulfuric-acid water particles via homogeneous nucleation in the lower troposphere
mcl 
16.9.95
Hans-Christen Hansson
Kallio, Esa
85
90
Mars-solar wind interactions: ion observations and their interpretation
mcl 
3.2.96
James A. Slavin
Vuopionperä, Raimo
86
91
Tests of the standard model and its extensions in high energy e+e--collisions
cl 
13.4.96
Marek Zralek
Törmä, Päivi
95 HY
 
Manipulation of quantum information in optical networks
mcl 
20.4.96
Peter L. Knight
Summanen, Tuula
82
88
Interplanetary Lyman alpha measurements as a tool to study solar wind properties
mcl 
6.6.96
Daniel Rucinski
Pasanen, Pirjo
86
91
Aspects of topology path integral techniques and integrability in quantum field theories
mcl 
14.6.96
Anton Alekseev
Paloviita, Asta
79
93
Wave packet description of laser induced molecular excitation
mcl 
19.5.97
Wolfgang Schleich
Kauristie, Kirsti
82
88
Arc and oval scale studies on precipitation and electrojets during magnetospheric substorms
mcl 
23.5.97
Michael Lockwood
Rajantie, Arttu
93
96
Effective field theory methods for finite temperature grand unified theories
ecl 
22.11.97
Antti Kupiainen
Arstila, Hanna
88
94
Gas-liquid nucleation in nonideal molecular systems
ecl 
11.12.97
Ian Ford
Peisa, Janne
90
95
Numerical simulations of finite temperature field theories
mcl 
2.5.98
Chris Michael
Ahonen, Jarkko
90
94
On electromagnetic fields and their applications in the early universe
mcl 
16.5.98
Henning Heiselberg
Pennanen, Petrus
90
95
Multiquark systems in lattice QCD
 ecl 
5.6.98
Simon Hands
Karjalainen, Mika
88
95
Scalar electrodynamics at finite temperature
mcl 
11.6.98
Thomas Neuhaus
Toivanen, Petri
86
92
Large-scale electromagnetic fields and particle drifts in time-dependent earth's magnetosphere
mcl 
7.8.98
Robert L. McPherron
Pulkkinen, Pentti
81
87
Solar differential rotation and its generators: 
computational and statistical studies
mcl 
31.8.98
Sami Solanki
Heinäsmäki, Sami
89
94
Radiative and nonradiative X-ray and ultraviolet scattering
ecl 
26.3.99
Hans Ågren
Keränen, Petteri
87
93
Aspects of massive neutrinos in astrophysics and cosmology
mcl 
23.6.99
Augusto Barroso
Havukainen, Martti
90
95
Quantum simulations of atom-photon interactions
mcl 
9.10.99
Klaus Mølmer
Tarus, Jura
 92
96
Effect of the surface in irradiation induced damage in covalently bonded materials. 
ecl 
27.5.00
Roger Webb
Napari, Ismo
 84
97
Density functional theory of nucleation and phase behavior in binary fluid systems.
ecl 
28.9.00
Robert McGraw
Puolamäki, Kai
 92
96
Breaking of R-parity and supersymmetry in supersymmetric models
mcl 
5.1.01
Emidio Gabrielli
Lukkarinen, Jani
 91
96
Statistical analysis of finite equilibrium quantum systems
12.5.01
Jean Bricmont
Mäkinen, Teemu
 88
93
SWAN Lyman alpha imager cometary hydrogen coma observations
  l 
8.6.01
Michel Festou
Sihvola, Elina
 87
91
Big Bang nucleosynthesis with inhomogeneous baryon density and antimatter regions
 ecl 
20.6.01
Lars Bergström
Soininen, Aleksi
 92
96
Final-state interactions in inelastic X-ray scattering
 ecl 
18.7.01
Adolfo Equiluz
Martikainen, Jani
 93
97
Dynamics and excitations of Bose-Einstein condensates
 ecl 
19.12.01
Christopher Pethick
Calsamiglia, John
  HY
 
Quantum information processing and its linear optical implementation
 ecl 
21.12.01
Stig Stenholm
Tanskanen, Eija
  96
  JY
Terrestrial substorms as a part of global energy flow
 mcl
19.3.02
Hermann Opgenoorth
Räsänen, Syksy
  92
99
Topics in brane cosmology
ecl
14.6.02
Robert Brandenberger
Sorri, Antti
  91
 97
Active-Sterile neutrino oscillation and lepton asymmetry generetion in the early universe
 mcl
19.6.02
Steen Hannestad
 Piilo, Jyrki  97 Hki  95 
Oulu
Cold collision in optical lattices   ecl
9.1.03
Jean Dalibard 
Jokinen, Asko   93  99 Affleck-Dine mechanism and Q-balls along SUSY flat directions   mcl
14.1.03
Mikko Laine 
Kalliomäki, Anna  93  98  Phenomenological aspects of four-neutrino models   mcl
17.6.03
Walter Grimus
Sipiläinen, Ville  92  97  Some theoretical issues in physics of massive neutrinos  mcl
18.6.03
Per Osland 
Pulkkinen, Antti
 95  99  Geomagnetic induction during highly distributed space weather conditions: studies of ground effects
   ecl
 30.8.03
 Karl-Heinz
Glassmeier
Sloth, Matin
 00   Cosmology as a window to physics beyon Einstein gravity
   ecl
4.10.03
Massimo Giovannini
 Vuorinen, Aleksi    
  98   01  The pressure of QCD at finite temperature and quark number density    laud.
20.12.03 
Anton Rebhan 
Hemming, Samuli   94     99 Aspects of quantum fields and stringas on AdS Black Holes    mcl
10.5.04
Bo Sundborg
Lappi, Tuomas   97   01 Classical chromodynamics and heavy ion collisions    ecl
7.1.05
Jean-Paul Blaizot
Huttunen, Emilia   96        00 Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms   ecl
 23.3.05
Daniel N. Baker
Väliviita, Jussi   93   00 The nature of primordial perturbations in light of CMB observations   ecl
22.6.05
Alessandro Melchiorri
Salmela, Antti   91     98 Gauss's law in Yang-Mills theory   mcl
17.10.05
Edwing Langmann
Poutanen, Torsti   00   DI Map-making and power spectrum estimation for cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies   mcl
24.11.05
Andrew Jaffe
Laamanen, Jari   95   00 Some tests of physics beyond the standard model   ecl
22.12.05
Per Osland
Väihkönen, Antti   96   02

Non-gaussian cosmological perturbations from hybrid inflation and preheating

   mcl
24.3.06
David Wands
Collin, Anssi   94   01 Applications of rotational excitations in Bose-Einstein condensates    ecl
25.3.06
Ulf Leonhardt
Gynther, Antti
   96    01 Thermodynamics of electroweak matter    ecl
23.5.06
András Patkós
Koivisto, Tomi    97    02

Formation of structure in dark energy cosmologies

   ecl
17.11.06
Carlo Baccigalupi
Järvinen, Matti   99   04Spin and relativistic motion of bound states     l
8.6.07
Francesco Sannino
Vepsäläinen, Mikko   96   01 Applications of dimensional reduction to electroweak and QCD matter    ecl
28.6.07
Philippe de Forcrand
Laitinen, Tiera   96   03Reconnection in the earth's magnetosphere   ecl
26.10.07
Axel Brandenburg
Vanhamäki Heikki   97   03Theoretical modeling of ionospheric electrodynamics including induction effects   ecl
2.11.07
Joachim Vogt
Hietanen, Ari   96   02Simulations of high temperature dimensionally reduced effective theories of QCD    ecl
25.4.08
Edwin Laermann
Kurkela, Aleksi  02   06Dimensional reduction near the deconfinement transition of quantum chromodynamics    ecl
16.5.08
Simon Hands
Jokela, Niko  98   04Rolling tachyons, random matrices and Coulomb gas thermodynamics    ecl
19.5.08
Robert G. Leigh

Tahkokallio, Touko  00   05Applications of gauge/gravity duality to QCD and heavy ion collision    ecl
27.5.08
Robert Peshanski
Nurmi, Sami  00   05Aspects of inflationary models at low energy scales    ecl
16.6.08
Ruth Durrer
Battefeld, Diana  07  USANon-gaussianities and preheating from N-flation and magnetogenesis from rotating cosmic string loops    mcl
5.8.08
Anne-Christine Davis
Muhonen, Vesa  97   02Primordial isocurvature perturbation in light of CMB and LSS data    mcl
27.8.08
Oystein Elgaröy