Dynamics of three-dimensional excitation waves [Elektronische Ressource] / von Chaiya Luengviriya

Dynamics of three-dimensionalexcitation wavesDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)genehmigt durch die Fakultat fur Naturwissenschaftender Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburgvon M.Sc. Chaiya Luengviriyageb. am 15.02.1973 in Bangkok, ThailandGutachter: Prof. Dr. Marcus HauserProf. Dr. Kenneth Showaltereingereicht am: 28.04.2008verteidigt am: 03.11.2008AcknowledgementsI would like to rst acknowledge my thankfulness to my former advisor, Prof. Ste-fan C. Muller, for his support and giving me the opportunity to start my study andresearch work in Biophysics group, Otto-von-Guericke Universit at Magdeburg. Iam equally grateful to my advisor, Prof. Marcus J.B. Hauser, who always gives mevaluable guidance, helpful discussions, and continuous support. My special thanksgoes to Ulrich Storb, my forever best friend and mentor, who supervised me duringthe beginning of my experiments. I am also thankful to Prof. Markus B ar andGert Linder, from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Berlin, for theirfruitful collaboration in some of my experiments.I extend my special thanks to Dr. Thomas Mair and Dr. Wolfgang Janto for their kind advice and comments. I also wish to thank Katja Guttmann, Ra-mona Bengsch, Frau Uta Lehmann, Frau Erika Matthies, Frau Petra Hunerb ein,Gregor Nuglisch, Jurgen Weissenborn, Thomas Saar, Dirk Ehrlich, and DianaEhrlich for their helpful assistance.