Thesis by Eric W. Weisstein
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
1996
(Submitted December 4, 1995)
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Dedicated to my parents, who supported and nurtured me despite my baffling (but unshakable) preference for science over the arts.