American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
A guide for incorporating e-teaching of physics in a post-COVID world	31
Resource Letter MDS-1: Mobile devices and sensors for physics teaching	24
Voronoi cell analysis: The shapes of particle systems	22
Understanding and compensating for noise on IBM quantum computers	20
Coherent control of NV− centers in diamond in a quantum teaching lab	19
Rabi oscillations, Floquet states, Fermi's golden rule, and all that: Insights from an exactly solvable two-level model	15
Acoustic levitation and the acoustic radiation force	15
Physically significant phase shifts in matter-wave interferometry	15
Analog implementation of a Hodgkin–Huxley model neuron	15
Schrödinger's equation as a diffusion equation	14
ChatGPT: A test drive	13
Plasma generation by household microwave oven for surface modification and other emerging applications	13
A completely algebraic solution of the simple harmonic oscillator	13
Landau levels, edge states, and gauge choice in 2D quantum dots	10
Tesla's fluidic diode and the electronic-hydraulic analogy	10
The toppling of a uniform rectangular block	9
Mechanical approach to surface tension and capillary phenomena	9
The mobile phone as a free-rotation laboratory	9
3D printing an external-cavity diode laser housing	9
The Vaidya metric: Expected and unexpected traits of evaporating black holes	8
A simpler graphical solution and an approximate formula for energy eigenvalues in finite square quantum wells	8
Fourier analysis of the non-linear pendulum	8
Flight and bounce of spinning sports balls	8
“Everyone is new to this”: Student reflections on different aspects of online learning	8
Producing slow light in warm alkali vapor using electromagnetically induced transparency	8

Williamson theorem in classical, quantum, and statistical physics	8
Energy loss and jerk on the loop-the-loop	7
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	7
Gravitational waves physics using Fermi coordinates: A new teaching perspective	7
Using mobile-device sensors to teach students error analysis	7
Teaching college writing from a physicist's perspective	7
Physical pendulum model: Fractional differential equation and memory effects	7
Spatial filtering of structured light	7
A gentle introduction to the non-equilibrium physics of trajectories: Theory, algorithms, and biomolecular applications	6
A demonstration of quantum key distribution with entangled photons for the undergraduate laboratory	6
The Poynting effect	6
The Newcomb–Benford law: Scale invariance and a simple Markov process based on it	6
Online administration of research-based assessments	6
Interception and rendezvous: An intuition-building approach to orbital dynamics	6
Resources-oriented instruction: What does it mean, and what might it look like?	6
The rolling elliptical cylinder	6
A hands-on quantum cryptography workshop for pre-university students	6
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	6
Six textbook mistakes in computational physics	6
The force required to operate the plunger on a French press	6
Analytical calculation of plasmonic resonances in metal nanoparticles: A simple guide	5
Quantum composer: A programmable quantum visualization and simulation tool for education and research	5
Chaos in the monopole ion trap	5
ArduinoTM microprocessors as a platform for modeling framework labs	5
Gravitoelectromagnetism: Removing action-at-a-distance in teaching physics	5
On the consistency of the Lagrange multiplier method in classical mechanics	5
Resource Letter RP-1: Race and physics	5
Multiplicity counting using organic scintillators to distinguish neutron sources: An advanced teaching laboratory	5
Investigating t∞ for bouncing balls	5
Fundamental properties of beamsplitters in classical and quantum optics	5
Application of the Helfrich elasticity theory to the morphology of red blood cells	5
A guide to the literature of the finite rectangular well	5
Adaptable research-based materials for teaching quantum mechanics	4
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	4
Painting in polarization	4
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	4
Euler's rigid rotators, Jacobi elliptic functions, and the Dzhanibekov or tennis racket effect	4
High-speed escape from a circular orbit	4
Apparatus and method to recover the Mueller matrix in bright-field microscopy	4
Scattering problems via real-time wave packet scattering	4
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	4
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	4
Collecting data with a mobile phone: Studies of mechanical laws such as energy and momentum conservation	4
Rock and roll of an ellipse	4
How physics textbooks embed meaning in the equals sign	4
Concerning classical forces, energies, and potentials for accelerated point charges	4
All magnetic phenomena are NOT due to electric charges in motion	4
Gravitational time dilation, free fall, and matter waves	4
Integrating numerical modeling into an introductory physics laboratory	4
Endless fun in high dimensions—A quantum card game	4

Boosting vector calculus with the graphical notation	4
The sun diver: Combining solar sails with the Oberth effect	4
Waving arms around to teach quantum mechanics	4
Making squeezed-coherent states concrete by determining their wavefunction	4
Updating our language to help students learn: Mechanical energy is not conserved but all forces conserve energy	4
The harmonic quantum Szilárd engine	4
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	4
Improving student understanding of electrodynamics: The case for differential forms	4
Single-, double-, and triple-slit diffraction of molecular matter waves	3
Turbulent dispersion of breath by the wind	3
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	3
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	3
Transport through quantum dots: An introduction via master equation simulations	3
Comparative structural stiffness: Exploiting 3D-printing	3
Broken pencils and moving rulers: After an unpublished book by Mitchell Feigenbaum	3
An optical n-body gravitational lens analogy	3
Noninteracting electrons in a prototypical one-dimensional sinusoidal potential	3
From Sackur–Tetrode entropy to the ideal gas adiabatic equation in one step	3
Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system	3
All objects and some questions	3
The true story of Newtonian gravity	3
An easier-to-align Hong–Ou–Mandel interference demonstration	3
A basic introduction to ultrastable optical cavities for laser stabilization	3
Michelson interferometry with a diode laser	3
Tidal locking and the gravitational fold catastrophe	3
Bouncing on a slope	3
Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone	3
Forces and conservation laws for motion on our spheroidal Earth	3
High-speed visualization of soap films bursting dynamics	3
The bound-state solutions of the one-dimensional hydrogen atom	3
Concepts in Monte Carlo sampling	3
Searching a quantum database with Grover's search algorithm	3
On the virial theorem for a particle in a box: Accounting for Cauchy's boundary condition	3
On the linearity of the generalized Lorentz transformation	3
The floating point: Tales of the unexpected	3
Learning-assistant-supported active-learning in a large classroom	3
Simple realization of the polytropic process with a finite-sized reservoir	3
Kelvin's clouds	3
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	3
Observing hyperfine interactions of NV− centers in diamond in an advanced quantum teaching lab	3
Introducing simple models of social systems	3
Electrically connected and magnetically coupled inductors: Aiding or opposing fluxes?	3
The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	3
Rubidium isotope shift measurement using noisy lasers	3
Inharmonicity in plucked guitar strings	3
Active learning in a graduate quantum field theory course	3
Energy cost of flight	3
A magnetic velocity Verlet method	3
Exploring delay dynamics with a programmable electronic delay circuit	2
A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	2
Measuring the Hannay geometric phase	2
A vertical race up and back down with and without drag	2
Classical and quantum confocal parabolic billiards	2
Particle velocity = group velocity: A common assumption in the different theories of Louis de Broglie and Erwin Schrödinger	2
Conditional probability as found in nature: Facilitated diffusion	2
Experimental realization of an additively manufactured monatomic lattice for studying wave propagation	2
Spatial structuring of light for undergraduate laboratories	2
On the ubiquity of classical harmonic oscillators and a universal equation for the natural frequency of a perturbed system	2
An algebra and trigonometry-based proof of Kepler's first law	2
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	2
Quantifying biomolecular diffusion with a “spherical cow” model	2
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	2
Comment on “The negative flow of probability” [Am. J. Phys. 88, 325–333 (2020)]	2
Gravitational orbits and the Lambert problem	2
Of balls, bladders, and balloons: The time required to deflate an elastic sphere	2
Vertical quasistatic Poiseuille flow: Theory and experiment	2
Science on a stick: An experimental and demonstration platform for learning several physical principles	2
Projectile motion with quadratic drag	2
Band formation and defects in a finite periodic quantum potential	2
Green's functions in quantum mechanics courses	2
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	2
Radiated energy and momentum for time-dependent dipoles	2
The Persico equation for minimum uncertainty states	2
The law of entropy increase for bodies in mutual thermal contact	2
Low-cost automated spin coater and thermal annealer for additive prototyping of multilayer Bragg reflectors	2
Fréedericksz transition on air	2
Dynamical symmetries behind Bertrand's theorem	2
Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones	2
Coulomb scattering in the Born approximation and the use of generalized functions	2
Free expansion of a Gaussian wavepacket using operator manipulations	2

Ultrafast optics with a mode-locked erbium fiber laser in the undergraduate laboratory	2
Particle-in-cell method for plasmas in the one-dimensional electrostatic limit	2
Theoretical and experimental examination of simple coaxial photonic crystals for undergraduate teaching	2
Damped harmonic oscillator revisited: The fastest route to equilibrium	2
A simple model system to study coupled photonic crystal microcavities	2
Measuring the viscosity of air with soapy water, a smartphone, a funnel, and a hose: An experiment for undergraduate physics students	2
Momentum conservation in the Biot–Savart law	2
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	2
On levitation by blowing	2
A novel method of images for solving Laplace's equation and deriving demagnetization factors for spheroidal bodies	2
Earthquake size: An example of a statistical distribution that lacks a well-defined mean	2
A LEGOTM dynamic force “macroscope”	2
Continuous fractional component Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo	2
A geometric method to locate Neptune	2
Unexpected optimal measurement protocols in Bell's inequality violation experiments	2
The golfer's curse revisited with motion constants	2
Different scenarios of shrinking surface soap bubbles	2
Reply to: All magnetic phenomena are NOT due to electric charges in motion [Am. J. Phys. 90, 7-8 (2022)]	2
Optical measurements on a budget: A 3D-printed ellipsometer	2
Gutterballs and rolling down the tubes	2
Breakdown of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws for semiholonomic systems	2
Balloon-borne two-channel infrared spectral photometer for observation of atmospheric greenhouse effect by undergraduates	2
How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	2
When to postpone approximating: The Rule of 69.3ish	2
Why does water shoot higher if we partially block the garden hose outlet?	2
Progressive quantum collapse	2
Quantitative analysis of a smartphone pendulum beyond linear approximation: A lockdown practical homework	2
Measuring the speed of light using optical feedback from a picosecond diode laser	2
Expanding the range of validity of the simplest computation of the perihelion precession in Schwarzschild spacetime	1
The physics of Magnus gliders	1
Black hole flyby	1
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	1
Applications of the eikonal approximation in quantum mechanical scattering	1
Voltage decay in an RLC circuit is not what is taught: An advanced laboratory exercise	1
AJP adopts double-anonymous reviewing	1
Free fall of a quantum many-body system	1
Singular Lagrangians and the Dirac–Bergmann algorithm in classical mechanics	1
Erratum: “Feynman, Lewin, and Einstein download Zoom: A guide for incorporating e-teaching of physics in a post-COVID world” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 403 (2021)]	1
Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical, and planar charge distributions	1
Subtle features in projectile motion with quadratic drag found through Taylor series expansions	1
Magnetic hyperfine interaction made easier	1
Universal functions	1
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	1
Maxwell's color box: Retracing the path of color matching experiments	1
Simple derivation of the explicit forms of quantum-mechanical fundamental representations	1
The one-dimensional potential energy function that is analogous to a two-dimensional track	1
Calculating spin correlations with a quantum computer	1
Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane	1
Gyroscopes simply explained with Coriolis pseudotorques	1
Oscillation of a balanced hollow cylinder on an inclined plane	1
Virtual learning via spreadsheets: Real-time simulation of an RC circuit	1
General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a p–V diagram	1
A new look at quantal time evolution	1
Soil analysis using a 2″ NaI gamma detector	1
On numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation	1
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	1
Comment on “Spectral shifts in general relativity,” [Am. J. Phys. 62(10), 903–907 (1994)]	1
Which is greater: eπ or πe? An unorthodox physical solution to a classic puzzle	1
Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods	1
A first encounter with the Hartree-Fock self-consistent-field method	1
Ball bearings and bearing balls	1
A short pre-history of quantum gravity	1
An interactive gravitational-wave detector model for museums and fairs	1
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	1
Submarine paradox softened	1
Scattering of identical particles by a one-dimensional Dirac delta function barrier potential: The role of statistics	1
Motion of a charged particle in the static fields of an infinite straight wire	1
Drone–drone collisions over New York City via the kinetic theory of gases	1
An undergraduate physics experiment to measure the frequency-dependent impedance of inductors using an Anderson bridge	1
How much electric surcharge fits on … a “white dwarf” star?	1
Magnetic diffusion, inductive shielding, and the Laplace transform	1
Investigating and improving student understanding of the basics for a system of identical particles	1
Measuring the balance of the world's largest machine	1
Multivalued specific heat	1
An economical smoke chamber and light-sheet microscope system for experiments in fluid dynamics and electrostatics	1
Efimov effect for two particles on a semi-infinite line	1
Basics of sound in air: Correspondence with electromagnetic waves	1
Rutherford scattering of quantum and classical fields	1
The game of life as a species model	1
Cost-effective measurement of magnetostriction in nanoscale thin films through an optical cantilever displacement method	1
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	1
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	1
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	1
Energy conservation strategies for electric vehicles on hills	1
Gravitational lens effect revisited through membrane waves	1
Low-energy scattering parameters: A theoretical derivation of the effective range and scattering length for arbitrary angular momentum	1
The edge profile of liquid spills	1
Torricelli's experiment and conservation of momentum	1
An introduction to the Markov chain Monte Carlo method	1
Modeling and measuring the non-ideal characteristics of transmission lines	1
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	1
Eddy currents in multilayer coils	1
“A call to action”: Schrödinger's representation of quantum mechanics via Hamilton's principle	1