American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
A guide for incorporating e-teaching of physics in a post-COVID world	27
Connecting field and intensity correlations: The Siegert relation and how to test it	23
Introduction to molecular dynamics simulations	18
Voronoi cell analysis: The shapes of particle systems	18
Resource Letter MDS-1: Mobile devices and sensors for physics teaching	18
Coherent control of NV− centers in diamond in a quantum teaching lab	17
Understanding and compensating for noise on IBM quantum computers	15
Acoustic levitation and the acoustic radiation force	14
Physically significant phase shifts in matter-wave interferometry	12
A perfectly inelastic collision: Bulk prey engulfment by baleen whales and dynamical implications for the world's largest cetaceans	12
Plasma generation by household microwave oven for surface modification and other emerging applications	12
A completely algebraic solution of the simple harmonic oscillator	12
ChatGPT: A test drive	11
Analog implementation of a Hodgkin–Huxley model neuron	10
Rabi oscillations, Floquet states, Fermi's golden rule, and all that: Insights from an exactly solvable two-level model	10
Schrödinger's original struggles with a complex wave function	10
Schrödinger's equation as a diffusion equation	10
A simple experimental system to illustrate the nonlinear properties of a linear chain under compression	10
The toppling of a uniform rectangular block	9
The mobile phone as a free-rotation laboratory	9
Diffusion as a first model of spread of viral infection	8
Angular momentum in the fractional quantum Hall effect	8
The Vaidya metric: Expected and unexpected traits of evaporating black holes	8
Landau levels, edge states, and gauge choice in 2D quantum dots	8
3D printing an external-cavity diode laser housing	8

Fourier analysis of the non-linear pendulum	8
Post-pandemic science and education	7
Spatial filtering of structured light	7
Structure of numerical algorithms and advanced mechanics	7
The Hamilton–Jacobi equation: An alternative approach	7
Mechanical approach to surface tension and capillary phenomena	7
“Everyone is new to this”: Student reflections on different aspects of online learning	7
Tesla's fluidic diode and the electronic-hydraulic analogy	7
Lessons from transforming second-year honors physics lab	7
Teaching college writing from a physicist's perspective	7
Gravitational waves physics using Fermi coordinates: A new teaching perspective	7
Physical pendulum model: Fractional differential equation and memory effects	7
Flight and bounce of spinning sports balls	6
Energy loss and jerk on the loop-the-loop	6
The force required to operate the plunger on a French press	6
Using mobile-device sensors to teach students error analysis	6
A simpler graphical solution and an approximate formula for energy eigenvalues in finite square quantum wells	6
Six textbook mistakes in computational physics	6
A gentle introduction to the non-equilibrium physics of trajectories: Theory, algorithms, and biomolecular applications	6
Can students apply the concept of “which-path” information learned in the context of Mach–Zehnder interferometer to the double-slit experiment?	6
The Hellmann–Feynman theorem at finite temperature	6
Dynamics of two freely rotating dipoles	5
On the consistency of the Lagrange multiplier method in classical mechanics	5
A demonstration of quantum key distribution with entangled photons for the undergraduate laboratory	5
The negative flow of probability	5
Resources-oriented instruction: What does it mean, and what might it look like?	5
Stirling engine operating at low temperature difference	5
ArduinoTM microprocessors as a platform for modeling framework labs	5
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	5
Resource Letter RP-1: Race and physics	5
Application of the Helfrich elasticity theory to the morphology of red blood cells	5
Lorentz contraction during acceleration from one inertial frame to another	5
The Newcomb–Benford law: Scale invariance and a simple Markov process based on it	5
The rolling elliptical cylinder	5
A hands-on quantum cryptography workshop for pre-university students	5
Quantum composer: A programmable quantum visualization and simulation tool for education and research	5
A fully manipulable damped driven harmonic oscillator using optical levitation	5
Williamson theorem in classical, quantum, and statistical physics	5
The Poynting effect	5
The motion of a conical pendulum in a rotating frame: The study of the paths, determination of oscillation periods, and the Bravais pendulum	5
Rock and roll of an ellipse	4
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	4
Updating our language to help students learn: Mechanical energy is not conserved but all forces conserve energy	4
Dynamic trajectory and parametric resonance in coupled pendulum-beam system	4
Chaos in the monopole ion trap	4
Online administration of research-based assessments	4
Investigating t∞ for bouncing balls	4
The Péclet number of a casino: Diffusion and convection in a gambling context	4
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	4
All magnetic phenomena are NOT due to electric charges in motion	4

Gravitational time dilation, free fall, and matter waves	4
Single photon beat note in an acousto-optic modulator-based interferometer	4
Boosting vector calculus with the graphical notation	4
A step forward in kinesthetic activities for teaching kinematics in introductory physics	4
The paradox of the tight spiral pass in American football: A simple resolution	4
Waving arms around to teach quantum mechanics	4
Interception and rendezvous: An intuition-building approach to orbital dynamics	4
Scattering problems via real-time wave packet scattering	4
Analyzing the structure of basic quantum knowledge for instruction	4
Computer-based learning in an undergraduate physics course: Interfacing a mobile phone and matlab to study oscillatory motion	4
Incorporating the Stern-Gerlach delayed-choice quantum eraser into the undergraduate quantum mechanics curriculum	4
Making squeezed-coherent states concrete by determining their wavefunction	4
Euler's rigid rotators, Jacobi elliptic functions, and the Dzhanibekov or tennis racket effect	3
High-speed escape from a circular orbit	3
An asymmetrical double torsion pendulum for studying coupled harmonic motion	3
Kelvin's clouds	3
Broken pencils and moving rulers: After an unpublished book by Mitchell Feigenbaum	3
Electrically connected and magnetically coupled inductors: Aiding or opposing fluxes?	3
Comparative structural stiffness: Exploiting 3D-printing	3
Collecting data with a mobile phone: Studies of mechanical laws such as energy and momentum conservation	3
Games of life	3
Searching a quantum database with Grover's search algorithm	3
A magnetic velocity Verlet method	3
Simulation study of nuclear shell model using sine basis	3
Integrating numerical modeling into an introductory physics laboratory	3
The floating point: Tales of the unexpected	3
The interplay of damping and amplitude in the nonlinear pendulum	3
Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone	3
An optical n-body gravitational lens analogy	3
Forces and conservation laws for motion on our spheroidal Earth	3
Observing hyperfine interactions of NV− centers in diamond in an advanced quantum teaching lab	3
Gravitoelectromagnetism: Removing action-at-a-distance in teaching physics	3
Bouncing on a slope	3
The sun diver: Combining solar sails with the Oberth effect	3
The true story of Newtonian gravity	3
Turbulent dispersion of breath by the wind	3
The harmonic quantum Szilárd engine	3
Demonstration of the lateral AC skin effect using a pickup coil	3
Tidal locking and the gravitational fold catastrophe	3
Transport through quantum dots: An introduction via master equation simulations	3
Adaptable research-based materials for teaching quantum mechanics	3
Adventures with historical physics apparatus	3
Analytical calculation of plasmonic resonances in metal nanoparticles: A simple guide	3
A guide to the literature of the finite rectangular well	3
All objects and some questions	3
The bound-state solutions of the one-dimensional hydrogen atom	3
Producing slow light in warm alkali vapor using electromagnetically induced transparency	3
Energy cost of flight	3
Learning-assistant-supported active-learning in a large classroom	2
A zeroth power is often a logarithm yearning to be free	2
Experimental realization of an additively manufactured monatomic lattice for studying wave propagation	2
High-speed visualization of soap films bursting dynamics	2
Measuring the Hannay geometric phase	2
Slow sound: An undergraduate lab experience for critical thinking	2
Quantitative analysis of a smartphone pendulum beyond linear approximation: A lockdown practical homework	2
Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system	2
Gutterballs and rolling down the tubes	2
Weyl's problem: A computational approach	2
Active learning in a graduate quantum field theory course	2
When to postpone approximating: The Rule of 69.3ish	2
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	2
Black-hole analog in vehicular traffic	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
The golfer's curse revisited with motion constants	2
A simple model system to study coupled photonic crystal microcavities	2
Rubidium isotope shift measurement using noisy lasers	2
On levitation by blowing	2
Terrella for advanced undergraduate laboratory	2
A LEGOTM dynamic force “macroscope”	2
Geodesy on surfaces of revolution: A wormhole application	2
Apparatus and method to recover the Mueller matrix in bright-field microscopy	2
Momentum conservation in the Biot–Savart law	2
Introducing simple models of social systems	2
Spatial structuring of light for undergraduate laboratories	2
Coulomb scattering in the Born approximation and the use of generalized functions	2
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	2
Seven formulations of the kinematics of special relativity	2
Continuous fractional component Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo	2
Measuring the speed of light using optical feedback from a picosecond diode laser	2
Concerning classical forces, energies, and potentials for accelerated point charges	2

The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	2
A geometric method to locate Neptune	2
Reply to: All magnetic phenomena are NOT due to electric charges in motion [Am. J. Phys. 90, 7-8 (2022)]	2
Experiment on percolation for Introductory Physics Laboratories—A case study	2
Band formation and defects in a finite periodic quantum potential	2
Damped harmonic oscillator revisited: The fastest route to equilibrium	2
Captain Einstein: A VR experience of relativity	2
How physics textbooks embed meaning in the equals sign	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
On the virial theorem for a particle in a box: Accounting for Cauchy's boundary condition	2
Surface charges from a sensing pixel perspective	2
Multiplicity counting using organic scintillators to distinguish neutron sources: An advanced teaching laboratory	2
A first-year research experience: The Freshman Project in Physics at Loyola University Chicago	2
Magnetostriction measurements with a low-cost magnetostrictive cantilever beam	2
Particle velocity = group velocity: A common assumption in the different theories of Louis de Broglie and Erwin Schrödinger	2
Improving student understanding of electrodynamics: The case for differential forms	2
Fundamental properties of beamsplitters in classical and quantum optics	2
Comment on “The negative flow of probability” [Am. J. Phys. 88, 325–333 (2020)]	2
Different scenarios of shrinking surface soap bubbles	2
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	2
Laser diode coherence	2
Balloon-borne two-channel infrared spectral photometer for observation of atmospheric greenhouse effect by undergraduates	2
The Persico equation for minimum uncertainty states	2
Painting in polarization	2
Dynamical symmetries behind Bertrand's theorem	2
A vertical race up and back down with and without drag	2
Quantum mechanics in power-law potentials	2
An easier-to-align Hong–Ou–Mandel interference demonstration	2
Optical measurements on a budget: A 3D-printed ellipsometer	2
Earthquake size: An example of a statistical distribution that lacks a well-defined mean	2
Michelson interferometry with a diode laser	2
Numerical and analytical study of the bound states of the −α/x2 potential	2
Radiated energy and momentum for time-dependent dipoles	2
Breakdown of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws for semiholonomic systems	2
On the linearity of the generalized Lorentz transformation	2
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	2
Noninteracting electrons in a prototypical one-dimensional sinusoidal potential	2
Science on a stick: An experimental and demonstration platform for learning several physical principles	2
Form of spinning liquids in diverse geometries	2
The paradox of the tight spiral pass in American football: Insights from an analytic approximate solution	2
Of balls, bladders, and balloons: The time required to deflate an elastic sphere	2
Green's functions in quantum mechanics courses	2
Measuring the viscosity of air with soapy water, a smartphone, a funnel, and a hose: An experiment for undergraduate physics students	2
On the ubiquity of classical harmonic oscillators and a universal equation for the natural frequency of a perturbed system	2
How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	2
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	2