A local Hopf Bifurcation Theorem for difierential equations with state - dependent delays

My parents, my sister and all my friends who helped me and prayed for me throughout the work on my thesis My God and heavenly father for never leaving me alone, for the love and patience He granted me The Rector of my congregation in Rabenau-Kesselbach and all my brothers and sisters for their prayers The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation which granted a Ph.D.-scholarship for three years and supported my stay in Toronto (Canada) from November 2004 until March 2005 My friends Jason and Andreas from Toronto who helped me much with the presentation of this thesis in English