Applications of effective field theories to the strong interactions of heavy quarks
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Applications of effective field theories to the strong interactions of heavy quarks Memòria de la tesi presentada per en Xavier Garcia i Tormo per optar al grau de Doctor enCì encies Físiques Director de la tesi: No diguis blat fins que no sigui al sac i ben lligat DITA POPULAR Acknowledgments Finally I have finished my thesis. The process of preparing and writing this thesis has lasted for about four to five years. Several people has helped or encouraged me during that time. I would like to mention them here (hoping not to forget anybody!). En primer lloc (i de manera especial) agrair a en Joan Soto el seu ajut durant tot aquest temps. ` Obviament sense la seva ajuda, dirigint-me la tesi, aquest document no hagués estat possible. També agrair a l'Antonio Pineda l'ajuda i els consells durant aquest temps (i gràcies per avisar la meva mare i el meu germà que ja sortia de l'avió provinent d'Itàlia ;-)). Gràcies també a en Lluís Garrido per ajudar-nos en diverses ocasions amb el tractament de dades experimentals. També agrair a Ignazio Scimemi (amb qui més p` agines de c` alcul he compartit) i, en definitiva, a tota aquella gent amb qui he estat interactuant en el departament durant aquest temps. I would also like to thank Nora and Antonio for their help and for the kind hospitality all the times I have been in Milano (and special thanks for the nice dinners!). Thanks also to Matthias Neubert for his help. This year I spent two months in Boston, I would like to thank specially Iain Stewart for the kind hospitality during the whole time I was there. I am also very grateful to the other people at the CTP who made my stay there so enjoyable. Thanks also to my roommates in Boston. Aquesta tesi ha estat realitzada amb el suport del Departament d'Universitats Recerca i Societat de la Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya i del Fons Social Europeu. No puc deixar d'anomenar als companys i amics del departament, amb qui he estat compartint el dia a dia durant aquests anys. En primer lloc als meus actuals, Míriam, Carlos i Román (` alies Tomàs), i anteriors, Aleix, Toni i Ernest (gràcies per votar sempre Menjadors!), companys de despatx. I a tots aquells que he trobat en el departament (o prop d'ell) molts d'altres que em dec estar oblidant d'anomenar! …
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