American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
Infinite-fold energy degeneracy in 2D square lattices of magnetic spheres	52
Motion of a charged particle in the static fields of an infinite straight wire	43
Quantum mechanics: A historical-linguistic perspective	23
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	23
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire	20
Erratum: “Smooth double barriers in quantum mechanics” [Am. J. Phys. 78, 1352–1360 (2010)]	16
Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction	16
Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force	13
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	12
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	12
Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass	11
The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	11
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	11
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	10
Online “Advanced Labs” in physics	10
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	10
Quantifying biomolecular diffusion with a “spherical cow” model	9
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	9
Escape from a one-dimensional metastable potential well revisited	8
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators	8
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection	8
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	7
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	7
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	7
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	7

Stereographic projection to and from the Bloch sphere: Visualizing solutions of the Bloch equations and the Bloch–Riccati equation	6
In this issue: July 2024	6
Electrically connected and magnetically coupled inductors: Aiding or opposing fluxes?	6
Approaching the thermodynamic limit of an ideal gas	6
An analysis of the large amplitude simple pendulum using Fourier series	6
Skier and loop-the-loop with friction	6
Visual relativistic mechanics	6
The field inside an infinite solenoid of arbitrary cross section using Ampère's law	6
The CUBE virtual reality immersion	6
In this issue: October 2023	6
Making digital aquatint with the Ising model	6
A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	6
Resources-oriented instruction: What does it mean, and what might it look like?	6
Comment on “Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with theoretical predictions” [Am. J. Phys. 79(11), 1099–1103 (2011)]	5
Comment on “Coefficient of rolling friction: Lab experiment”	5
Analysis of ill-conditioned cases of a mass moving on a sphere with friction	5
Color and thickness of soap films	5
Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase	5
Measuring the viscosity of air with soapy water, a smartphone, a funnel, and a hose: An experiment for undergraduate physics students	5
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)]	5
Comment on “Atom-emitting-a-photon solved on the back of an envelope” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 576 (2023)]	5
Self-inductance and magnetic flux	4
2024 Lillian McDermott medal lecture: You only get one—My life pursuing excellence in physics education	4
Memories of a mid-20th century electrical measurements laboratory and its instrumentation	4
In this issue: December 2024	4
Probing coherent phonons in the advanced undergraduate laboratory	4
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	4
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime	4
In this issue: March 2025	4
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	4
General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a p–V diagram	4
In this issue: February 2022	4
Decoherence, entanglement, and information in the electron double-slit experiment with monitoring	4
Practical study of optical stellar interferometry	4
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	4
Nonlinear oscillator acceleration and period variation with amplitude	4
Arduino cavity controller for LIGO analogy lab [Am. J. Phys. 87, 44 (2019)]	4
Investigating the magnetic field outside small accelerator magnet analogs via experiment, simulation, and theory	4
In this issue: January 2023	4
In this issue: October 2022	4
In this issue: October 2025	4
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	3
In this issue: July 2025	3
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	3
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	3
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	3
Gamma camera imaging in an undergraduate physics course	3
In this issue: March 2024	3
Progressive quantum collapse	3
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	3

How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	3
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	3
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	3
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	3
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	3
Unexplored aspects of a variational principle in electrostatics	3
In this issue: May 2022	3
Simulation led optical design assessments: Emphasizing practical and computational considerations in an upper division physics lecture course	3
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	3
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	3
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	3
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	3
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	3
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	3
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	3
On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	3
Shortest derivation of time-independent perturbation theory	3
In this issue: February 2024	3
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	3
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	3
In this issue: April 2024	3
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	3
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	3
A new microscopic look into pressure fields and local buoyancy	3
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	3
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	3
Solving free-fall motion in a rotating frame through analogy with the electromagnetic problem	2
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	2
Perihelion precession in power-law potentials: Hénon's theorem	2
The acceleration at maximum jerk in fall with quadratic drag	2
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	2
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	2
2025 Paul W. Zitzewitz excellence in K-12 teaching award: Getting by with a little help from my friends	2
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	2
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
Relativistic acceleration in noninertial frames of a line of objects	2
Gravitoelectromagnetism: Removing action-at-a-distance in teaching physics	2
In this issue: December 2025	2
Comment on ‘Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model’	2
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	2
The edge profile of liquid spills	2
Dark Matter: Evidence, Theory, and Constraints	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
Resource Letter MP-4: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research	2
Oblique collision of a soft rubber disk with a rigid surface	2
2024 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
Hyperbolic times in Minkowski space	2
In this issue: Special collection on the environment, sustainability, and climate change	2
Computational modeling of diffusive dynamics in a bouncer system with an irregular surface	2
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	2
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	2
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	2
In this issue: November 2022	2
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	2
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	2
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2
A surprise to many physicists: Excel can handle complex numbers	2
Cosmological horizons	2
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	2
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	2
Charging a supercapacitor through a lamp: A power-law RC decay	2
An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder strain sensor for studying multimode interference of light	2
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	2
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	2
A modern interpretation of Newton's theorem of revolving orbits	2
The hardest-hit home run?	2
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	2
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	2
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	2
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	2

A short pre-history of quantum gravity	2
Exploring entropy by counting microstates of the p-state paramagnet	2
BOOK REVIEW	2
A Lorentz force law with velocity differences	2
On the invariance of the spacetime interval	2
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83, 935–941 (2015)]	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
What is a degree of freedom? Configuration spaces and their topology	1
Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical, and planar charge distributions	1
Comment on “Spectral shifts in general relativity,” [Am. J. Phys. 62(10), 903–907 (1994)]	1
What is the maximum radius of cold planets?	1
In this issue: June 2024	1
Elastic collisions on a simulated circular air track	1
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Physicist	1
Understanding exotic black hole orbits using effective potentials	1
Theoretical and experimental examination of simple coaxial photonic crystals for undergraduate teaching	1
Simple realization of the polytropic process with a finite-sized reservoir	1
Why the action?	1
Energy density of any capacitor or inductor	1
A wave packet approach to resonant scattering	1
Numerical simulation of mirages above water bodies	1
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	1
Educational Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor	1
Multivalued specific heat	1
Resonant scattering and quasibound states with Airy functions	1
Coherent diffraction imaging in the undergraduate laboratory	1
Extending the discussion of entropy	1
Efimov effect for two particles on a semi-infinite line	1
A glimpse of matrix mechanics via the harmonic oscillator	1
BOOKS RECEIVED	1
Applications of the eikonal approximation in quantum mechanical scattering	1
Beautiful experiments: An illustrated history of experimental science	1
Adiabatic invariance and its application to Wien's complete displacement law of blackbody radiation	1
On the Brownian motion of a colloid trapped in optical tweezers: Experiments and simulations	1
A simple setup for the determination of the cosmic muon magnetic moment	1
Laser beams in Fabry–Perot cavities with circular apertures	1
The emergence of classical mixtures from an entangled quantum state	1
A colored line on an optical disk	1
Maxwell's color box: Retracing the path of color matching experiments	1
Exploring complex pattern formation with convolutional neural networks	1
In this issue: July 2023	1
In this issue: September 2025	1
Breakdown of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws for semiholonomic systems	1
A versatile Hong–Ou–Mandel interference experiment in optical fiber for the undergraduate laboratory	1
Daniel Davis, Jr., and his Manual of Magnetism	1
Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones	1
Comment on “Bouncing on a slope” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 143–146 (2021)]	1
A Standard Model Workbook	1
In this issue: September 2024	1
Adaptable research-based materials for teaching quantum mechanics	1
Response to Rod Cross's Letter	1
Continuous fractional component Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo	1
Does active participation in a daily quiz (TOPday) improve long-term retention in biomechanics?	1
Quantum fields from dimensional analysis: Applications in condensed matter systems	1
Erratum: “All objects and some questions” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 819–825 (2023)]	1
From sucking worms to Windkessel: The physics of an early eighteenth century firefighting device	1
Call for papers: Special issue on motivating physics learning through research applications	1
Monte Carlo, blocking, and inference: How to measure the renormalization group flow	1
Photon under repeated transverse Lorentz boosts: An apparent paradox	1
Fermilab humor	1
From light emission to solar power: Experiment on LED's photovoltaic behavior	1
Effects of greenhouse gases on Earth, Venus, and Mars: Beyond the one-blanket model	1
Erratum: “Fraunhofer diffraction by a thin wire and Babinet's principle” [Am. J. Phys. 73, 83–84 (2005)]	1
An alternative derivation of propagator for a linear potential	1
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit	1
Paragliders' launch trajectory is universal	1
Entropy production diagrams	1
Concepts in Monte Carlo sampling	1
A simple treatment of the trolley paradox	1
Cost-effective measurement of magnetostriction in nanoscale thin films through an optical cantilever displacement method	1
On the normalization and density of 1D scattering states	1
An alternative way to solve the small oscillations problem	1
Magnetic hyperfine interaction made easier	1
2022 AAPT award citations at the summer meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan	1
Special issue on teaching about the environment, sustainability, and climate change	1
In this issue: August 2023	1
The mass spectrum of quarkonium using matrix mechanics	1
Efficient and affordable thermoelectric measurement setup using Arduino and LabVIEW for education and research	1
An undergraduate laboratory experiment on nucleation and growth via polarizing optical microscopy of semicrystalline polymers	1
Comment on “Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods” [Am. J. Phys. 89(1), 9 (2021)]	1
Initial evidence that peer instruction is less effective for physics students with lower quantitative preparation in a highly heterogeneous class	1
Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone	1
Conditional probability as found in nature: Facilitated diffusion	1
State reduction?	1
Climate teaching tidbits	1
In this issue: November 2025	1
Advanced undergraduate lab on quantum beats	1
Electromagnetic induction: How the “flux rule” has superseded Maxwell's general law	1
Vertical quasistatic Poiseuille flow: Theory and experiment	1
Metastable states in a 1D quantum system	1
An undergraduate physics experiment to measure the frequency-dependent impedance of inductors using an Anderson bridge	1
The nonlinearity of helical springs: An energy-based approach	1
2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal award talk: Who's your wingman?	1
Understanding two-dimensional tractor magnets: Theory and realizations	1
Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane	1