In this work improvements to the application of the Gross equation to nuclear systems are tested. In particular we evaluate the two pion exchange diagrams, including the crossed-box diagram, using models developed within the spectator-on-mass-shell covariant formalism. We found that the form factors used in these models induce spurious contributions that violate the unitary cut requirement. We ...

A new Digital Terrestrial Television service based on transmission and visualization of 3D images is presented. This service has been designed to be suitable for domestic users without relevant increase of the final cost for the spectator, being the production of the programs what is modified to generate adequate 3D TV signals. The systems that make possible the implementation of the service ha...

Implied volatility surfaces are central tools used for pricing options. This thesis treats the topic of their construction. The main purpose is to uncover the most appropriate methodology for constructing implied volatility surfaces from discrete data and evaluate how well it performs. First some methods and techniques in use for such surface constructing are presented. Then the most attractive...