Spin-orbit coupling and electron-phonon scattering - Fachbereich ...

Acknowledgements
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the people who contributed to the
progress of this work.
I am grateful to my supervisor Prof. B. Kramer for the opportunity to write
my thesis in his group under excellent conditions. I appreciate various discussions
with him and the chance to attend numerous workshops and conferences to present
and discuss parts of this work.
I am indebted to PD Dr. Tobias Brandes for his continuous support, excellent
guidance, and his hospitality in Manchester. Dr. Till Vorrath I thank for the
steady company during lunches, coffee breaks, and other events. I enjoyed many
entertaining discussions with him.
I am grateful to Dr. Clive Emary for the fruitful collaboration, his help with
proofreading parts of the manuscript, and the Briton’s protection. I acknowledge
many interesting discussion with Dr. Eva Weig. I also thank Dr. Mathias de
Riese for his expertise on symmetries and proofreading parts of the manuscript.
Prof. D. Schwanitz I thank for his elucidating words.
I am also thankful to all the members of the I. Institut für Theoretische Physik
for the unique atmosphere. In particular, I enjoyed many helpful discussions
with PD Dr. Stefan Kettemann, Karel Výborný, Bernhard Wunsch, and Alexander
Struck.
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