PhD Dissertation

  • Chapter 1: Introduction; Title Pages, Index, also.
    [Chapter 1]
  • Chapter 2: "The Effects of Faraday Rotation on Polarization in Electron-Scattering Atmospheres."
    [Chapter 2]
  • Chapter 3: "The Effects of Absorption on the Polarization from Accretion Disk Atmosphere."
    [Chapter 3]
  • Chapter 4: "The Combined Effects of Faraday Rotation and Absorption on the Polarization from Accretion Disk Atmospheres."
    [Chapter 4]
  • Chapter 5: "Spectra and Polarization from Realistic Models of AGN Accretion Disks, Including Relativistic Effects."
    [Chapter 5]
  • Chapter 6: "Measurement of Polarization of the Broad H Alpha line in Arp 102B."
    [Chapter 6]
  • Chapter 7: "Polarization During Binary Microlensing."
    [Chapter 7]
  • Chapter 8: Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Curriculum Vitae.
    [Chapter 8]