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
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	12
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	12
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	11
Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass	11
The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	11
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	10
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	10
Online “Advanced Labs” in physics	10
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	9
Quantifying biomolecular diffusion with a “spherical cow” model	9
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
Escape from a one-dimensional metastable potential well revisited	8
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	7
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	7
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	7
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	7

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
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
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
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
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
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
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	3
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	3
In this issue: February 2024	3
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	3
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	3
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	3
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	3
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	3
A new microscopic look into pressure fields and local buoyancy	3

On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	3
Shortest derivation of time-independent perturbation theory	3
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	3
In this issue: April 2024	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	3
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	3
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	3
In this issue: March 2024	3
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	3
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	3
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	3
How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	3
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	3
In this issue: July 2025	3
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	3
Gamma camera imaging in an undergraduate physics course	3
Progressive quantum collapse	3
Unexplored aspects of a variational principle in electrostatics	3
Simulation led optical design assessments: Emphasizing practical and computational considerations in an upper division physics lecture course	3
A revolution in physics education was forecast in 1989, why hasn't it happened? What will it take?	3
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	3
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	3
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	3
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	3
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	3
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	3
In this issue: May 2022	3
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
Cosmological horizons	2
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	2
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	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
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	2
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	2
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	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
On the invariance of the spacetime interval	2
A Lorentz force law with velocity differences	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83, 935–941 (2015)]	2
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	2
Solving free-fall motion in a rotating frame through analogy with the electromagnetic problem	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
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	2
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	2
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	2
2025 Paul W. Zitzewitz excellence in K-12 teaching award: Getting by with a little help from my friends	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	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
The edge profile of liquid spills	2
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	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
Dark Matter: Evidence, Theory, and Constraints	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
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	2
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	2

Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	2
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	2
In this issue: November 2022	2
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	2
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	2
A surprise to many physicists: Excel can handle complex numbers	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2