Acknowledgements
Without the knowledge and expertise developed during my doctoral studies, as well
as the advancements we contributed to, this book would probably not have been
possible. For this, I must thank my Ph.D. supervisor Dagmar Bruß and my
co-supervisor Hermann Kampermann for giving me the opportunity to join them at
the “Institute for Theoretical Physics III” in Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
My research greatly benefited from the guidance provided by Dagmar and
Hermann, from their constructive criticisms and their passionate attitude towards
science. They will certainly represent an inspiration for me throughout my career.
I also would like to thank my other colleagues in Düsseldorf. In particular, I
acknowledge the fruitful collaborations with Gláucia Murta and the help of Carlo
Liorni, Giulio Gianfelici, Lucas Tendick, Sarnava Datta and Thomas Wagner who
proofread some chapters of this book.
I am grateful for the opportunities to collaborate with other great scientists, who
enriched and widened my view on many research topics. Among these, I am
particularly thankful to Marcos Curty and Álvaro Navarrete in Vigo and
Massimiliano Proietti, Joseph Ho and Alessandro Fedrizzi in Edinburgh.
Moving from Italy to Germany and starting a new social life was made much
easier thanks to the amazing group of international friends I had the fortune to meet
in these years. A special thanks goes to Ayesha Din for her love, unconditional
support and for being my biggest fan.
The greatest merit for shaping the person I am and enabling me to achieve such
goals goes to my parents. The value of the education I received from them becomes
clearer—as for many of us—when older. Here I acknowledge all of that value and
express my deepest gratitude.
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Without the knowledge and expertise developed during my doctoral studies, as well
as the advancements we contributed to, this book would probably not have been
possible. For this, I must thank my Ph.D. supervisor Dagmar Bruß and my
co-supervisor Hermann Kampermann for giving me the opportunity to join them at
the “Institute for Theoretical Physics III” in Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
My research greatly benefited from the guidance provided by Dagmar and
Hermann, from their constructive criticisms and their passionate attitude towards
science. They will certainly represent an inspiration for me throughout my career.
I also would like to thank my other colleagues in Düsseldorf. In particular, I
acknowledge the fruitful collaborations with Gláucia Murta and the help of Carlo
Liorni, Giulio Gianfelici, Lucas Tendick, Sarnava Datta and Thomas Wagner who
proofread some chapters of this book.
I am grateful for the opportunities to collaborate with other great scientists, who
enriched and widened my view on many research topics. Among these, I am
particularly thankful to Marcos Curty and Álvaro Navarrete in Vigo and
Massimiliano Proietti, Joseph Ho and Alessandro Fedrizzi in Edinburgh.
Moving from Italy to Germany and starting a new social life was made much
easier thanks to the amazing group of international friends I had the fortune to meet
in these years. A special thanks goes to Ayesha Din for her love, unconditional
support and for being my biggest fan.
The greatest merit for shaping the person I am and enabling me to achieve such
goals goes to my parents. The value of the education I received from them becomes
clearer—as for many of us—when older. Here I acknowledge all of that value and
express my deepest gratitude.
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