American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
Infinite-fold energy degeneracy in 2D square lattices of magnetic spheres	27
Motion of a charged particle in the static fields of an infinite straight wire	23
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire	23
Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction	18
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	15
Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force	15
Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass	14
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	12
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection	12
Online “Advanced Labs” in physics	12
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	12
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	11
Motivating separation of variables	11
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	11
Escape from a one-dimensional metastable potential well revisited	11
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	11
Quantum mechanics: A historical-linguistic perspective	11
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	11
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators	10
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	9
Stereographic projection to and from the Bloch sphere: Visualizing solutions of the Bloch equations and the Bloch–Riccati equation	9
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	9
The CUBE virtual reality immersion	9
An analysis of the large amplitude simple pendulum using Fourier series	8
Approaching the thermodynamic limit of an ideal gas	7

Visual relativistic mechanics	7
A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	7
In this issue: July 2024	7
In this issue: May 2026	7
In this issue: October 2023	7
Comment on “Coefficient of rolling friction: Lab experiment”	6
Resources-oriented instruction: What does it mean, and what might it look like?	6
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	6
Comment on “Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with theoretical predictions” [Am. J. Phys. 79(11), 1099–1103 (2011)]	6
The field inside an infinite solenoid of arbitrary cross section using Ampère's law	6
Color and thickness of soap films	6
Perfect and imperfect pitchfork bifurcations in a V-shaped spring-mass system: Comment on “Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 663–665 (2021)]	6
Skier and loop-the-loop with friction	6
Memories of a mid-20th century electrical measurements laboratory and its instrumentation	5
Self-inductance and magnetic flux	5
In this issue: January 2023	5
In this issue: December 2024	5
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime	5
Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase	5
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	5
Arduino cavity controller for LIGO analogy lab [Am. J. Phys. 87, 44 (2019)]	5
In this issue: March 2025	5
Nonlinear oscillator acceleration and period variation with amplitude	5
Decoherence, entanglement, and information in the electron double-slit experiment with monitoring	5
Comment on “Atom-emitting-a-photon solved on the back of an envelope” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 576 (2023)]	5
Probing coherent phonons in the advanced undergraduate laboratory	5
In this issue: October 2022	5
2024 Lillian McDermott medal lecture: You only get one—My life pursuing excellence in physics education	5
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	4
In this issue: March 2024	4
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	4
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	4
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	4
Analysis of ill-conditioned cases of a mass moving on a sphere with friction	4
In this issue: October 2025	4
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	4
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	4
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	4
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	4
Practical study of optical stellar interferometry	4
Investigating the magnetic field outside small accelerator magnet analogs via experiment, simulation, and theory	4
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	4
In this issue: February 2024	4
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	4
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	4
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	4
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	4
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	4
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	4
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	3

In this issue: Special collection on the environment, sustainability, and climate change	3
2024 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana	3
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	3
Shortest derivation of time-independent perturbation theory	3
Cosmological horizons	3
On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	3
Comment on ‘Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model’	3
Solving free-fall motion in a rotating frame through analogy with the electromagnetic problem	3
In this issue: April 2024	3
Resource Letter MP-4: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research	3
The physics of cranberry bogs	3
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	3
Perihelion precession in power-law potentials: Hénon's theorem	3
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	3
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	3
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	3
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	3
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	3
A dimensional analysis path to h and the Bohr atom structure	3
In this issue: July 2025	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
Dark Matter: Evidence, Theory, and Constraints	3
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83 , 935–941 (2015)]	3
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	3
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	3
Viking navigation: From speculative history to laboratory exercise on polarization	3
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	3
BOOK REVIEW	3
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	3
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	3
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	3
A Lorentz force law with velocity differences	3
Hyperbolic times in Minkowski space	2
Oblique collision of a soft rubber disk with a rigid surface	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	2
Exploring entropy by counting microstates of the p-state paramagnet	2
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	2
A bent straw as a tool for an affordable student-safe experiment in vortex ring dynamics	2
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	2
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	2
Electromagnetic induction: How the “flux rule” has superseded Maxwell's general law	2
Coherent diffraction imaging in the undergraduate laboratory	2
Exploring Fourier methods with beer bottles	2
A wave packet approach to resonant scattering	2
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	2
A driven disk with chaotic motion	2
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	2
The acceleration at maximum jerk in fall with quadratic drag	2
Solving quadratic equations as a fixed-point problem	2
Charging a supercapacitor through a lamp: A power-law RC decay	2
Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	2
In this issue: December 2025	2
Shaping softness from hard elements	2
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	2
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	2
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	2
In this issue: November 2022	2
A colored line on an optical disk	2
On the invariance of the spacetime interval	2
State reduction?	2
A note on the kinematic boundary condition with historical perspective	2
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
Call for papers: Special issue on motivating physics learning through research applications	2
A surprise to many physicists: Excel can handle complex numbers	2
A modern interpretation of Newton's theorem of revolving orbits	2
2025 Paul W. Zitzewitz excellence in K-12 teaching award: Getting by with a little help from my friends	2
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	2
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2
Computational modeling of diffusive dynamics in a bouncer system with an irregular surface	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
The hardest-hit home run?	2
Relativistic acceleration in noninertial frames of a line of objects	2
From pinhole imaging to planetary orbit: A year-long solar angular measurement with a pinhole camera	2
Erratum: “All objects and some questions” [Am. J. Phys. 91 , 819–825 (2023)]	2

Efimov effect for two particles on a semi-infinite line	2
An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder strain sensor for studying multimode interference of light	2
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	2
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
In this issue: June 2026	2
2024 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Lecture: It's not business, it's personal. Teaching large classes, one student at a time	2
Comment on “Spectral shifts in general relativity,” [Am. J. Phys. 62(10), 903–907 (1994)]	1
In this issue: February 2025	1
Comment on “Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods” [Am. J. Phys. 89(1), 9 (2021)]	1
2024 AAPT award citations at the summer meeting in Boston, Massachusetts	1
A Standard Model Workbook	1
Photon under repeated transverse Lorentz boosts: An apparent paradox	1
Semiquantitative reasoning can help students track energy and understand conservation: Examples and results from a course on sustainable energy	1
Educational Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor	1
Quantum fields from dimensional analysis: Applications in condensed matter systems	1
2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal award talk: Who's your wingman?	1
Introducing quantum computing to high school students with Grover's search algorithm	1
Numerical modeling of the magnetic vector potential and the associated electromagnetic momenta	1
A glimpse of matrix mechanics via the harmonic oscillator	1
Efficient and affordable thermoelectric measurement setup using Arduino and LabVIEW for education and research	1
Frequency dependence of the displacement current density	1
The Kibble balance: A low-cost implementation as an undergraduate laboratory experiment or demonstration	1
Extending the discussion of entropy	1
A shortcut to the eigenvalues of the harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom	1
Comment on “Which is greater: eπ or πe? An unorthodox physical solution to a classic puzzle” [Am. J. Phys. 92(5), 397–398 (2024)]	1
Climate teaching tidbits	1
Exam problems that link physical concepts with electrical phenomena in living cells	1
The first Global e-Competition on Astronomy and Astrophysics	1
Higher multipoles of the cow	1
Free electron theory for thin metal films	1
An alternative derivation of propagator for a linear potential	1
Application of the heat equation to the study of underground temperature	1
Hearing a Green's function	1
Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical, and planar charge distributions	1
Experimentation on stochastic trajectories: From Brownian motion to inertial confined dynamics	1
2026 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in Las Vegas, NV	1
An undergraduate laboratory experiment on nucleation and growth via polarizing optical microscopy of semicrystalline polymers	1
On the Bogoliubov–Valatin transformation for fermionic Hamiltonians without a linear part	1
The Shock of Recognition: Motifs of Modern Art and Science	1
Physics as a branch of poetry	1
Apparatus and method to recover the Mueller matrix in bright-field microscopy	1
Numerical simulation of mirages above water bodies	1
Understanding two-dimensional tractor magnets: Theory and realizations	1
Metastable states in a 1D quantum system	1
Thermal physics in the data age—Students judge the applicability of the equipartition theorem	1
Continuous fractional component Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo	1
Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane	1
A simple setup for the determination of the cosmic muon magnetic moment	1
Fundamental properties of beamsplitters in classical and quantum optics	1
Adaptable research-based materials for teaching quantum mechanics	1
Advanced undergraduate lab on quantum beats	1
How the air slows a closing book	1
From pixels to patterns: Decoding smartphone display properties through diffraction, reflection, and refraction	1
From sucking worms to Windkessel: The physics of an early eighteenth century firefighting device	1
Why the action?	1
Beyond the ABCDs: A better matrix method for geometric optics by using homogeneous coordinates	1
Lighting the way	1
2025 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in St. Louis, Missouri	1
Matter, interaction, and change: A framework for an integrated approach to teaching introductory physics	1
Comment on “Plasma waves in a different frame” [Am. J. Phys. 88, 723–733 (2020)]	1
An alternative Lagrangian approach	1
A story with twists and turns: How to control the rotation of the notched stick	1
A versatile Hong–Ou–Mandel interference experiment in optical fiber for the undergraduate laboratory	1
Tutorials in climate modeling	1
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit	1
The nonlinearity of helical springs: An energy-based approach	1
Entropy production diagrams	1
Energy density of any capacitor or inductor	1
Concerning classical forces, energies, and potentials for accelerated point charges	1
BOOKS RECEIVED	1
Data transmission in a multimode optical fiber using a neural network	1
Initial evidence that peer instruction is less effective for physics students with lower quantitative preparation in a highly heterogeneous class	1
In this issue: August 2023	1
Beautiful experiments: An illustrated history of experimental science	1
Lagrange points and regionally conserved quantities	1
Resonant scattering and quasibound states with Airy functions	1
Monte Carlo, blocking, and inference: How to measure the renormalization group flow	1
What is a degree of freedom? Configuration spaces and their topology	1
Shallow- and deep-water ocean waves: Deconstructing the dispersion relation	1
Conditional probability as found in nature: Facilitated diffusion	1
From light emission to solar power: Experiment on LED's photovoltaic behavior	1
In this issue: November 2025	1
A low-cost confocal microscope for the undergraduate lab	1
The emergence of classical mixtures from an entangled quantum state	1
Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model	1
Why is there no Poisson spot in a solar eclipse?	1
The drift motion of a spinning ball on carpet	1
2025 Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education lecture: There is more to graduate education than is found in Jackson's book	1
A portable LED-based diamond magnetometer for outreach and teaching labs	1
Remarks on the yield of fission bombs	1
Strategies for human-powered water ferries	1
Completeness of energy eigenfunctions for the reflectionless potential in quantum mechanics	1
Jackson's formalism of gauge transformation	1
Applications of the eikonal approximation in quantum mechanical scattering	1
Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones	1