American Journal of Physics

Article	Citations
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire	35
Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction	34
Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo	28
An experimental demonstration of level attraction with coupled pendulums	18
Electric field lines of an arbitrarily moving charged particle	17
Complementarity and entanglement in a simple model of inelastic scattering	15
Whose work matters? A tool for identifying and developing more inclusive physics textbooks	12
Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force	10
Comment on projectile motion with quadratic drag using an inverse velocity expansion	9
Motion of a charged particle in the static fields of an infinite straight wire	9
Infinite-fold energy degeneracy in 2D square lattices of magnetic spheres	8
Resource Letter DM1: Dark matter: An overview of theory and experiment	8
The basic concepts determining electromagnetic shielding	8
Static dielectric response and screening in solid state physics: Why dimensionality matters in dielectrics	8
Quantifying biomolecular diffusion with a “spherical cow” model	8
Quantum mechanics: A historical-linguistic perspective	8
Erratum: “Smooth double barriers in quantum mechanics” [Am. J. Phys. 78, 1352–1360 (2010)]	8
The crane operator's trick and other shenanigans with a pendulum	8
The e/m experiment: Student exploration into systematic uncertainty	7
The right way to introduce complex numbers in damped harmonic oscillators	7
Data science education in undergraduate physics: Lessons learned from a community of practice	7
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection	7
Making digital aquatint with the Ising model	6
In this issue: October 2023	6
Skier and loop-the-loop with friction	6

A Bose horn antenna radio telescope (BHARAT) design for 21 cm hydrogen line experiments for radio astronomy teaching	6
In this issue: October 2021	6
In this issue: July 2024	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
The Great Paradox of Science: Why Its Conclusions Can Be Relied Upon Even Though They Cannot Be Proven	6
An analysis of the large amplitude simple pendulum using Fourier series	6
The field inside an infinite solenoid of arbitrary cross section using Ampère's law	6
Electrically connected and magnetically coupled inductors: Aiding or opposing fluxes?	6
A new look at quantal time evolution	6
Schrödinger's equation as a diffusion equation	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 “Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with theoretical predictions” [Am. J. Phys. 79(11), 1099–1103 (2011)]	5
Investigating the magnetic field outside small accelerator magnet analogs via experiment, simulation, and theory	5
Comment on “Coefficient of rolling friction: Lab experiment”	5
Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase	5
In this issue: February 2022	5
Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach	5
Energy-mass equivalence from Maxwell equations	5
Using Hexbugs™ to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab	5
How energy is conserved in Newtonian gravity	5
General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a p–V diagram	5
Analysis of ill-conditioned cases of a mass moving on a sphere with friction	4
Memories of a mid-20th century electrical measurements laboratory and its instrumentation	4
Thermal damping of the motion of a piston: Any irreversibility implies dissipation	4
In this issue: December 2024	4
Supporting student success	4
Self-inductance and magnetic flux	4
Measuring the viscosity of air with soapy water, a smartphone, a funnel, and a hose: An experiment for undergraduate physics students	4
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime	4
Arduino cavity controller for LIGO analogy lab [Am. J. Phys. 87, 44 (2019)]	4
2024 Lillian McDermott medal lecture: You only get one—My life pursuing excellence in physics education	4
In this issue: October 2022	4
Comment on “Atom-emitting-a-photon solved on the back of an envelope” [Am. J. Phys. 91, 576 (2023)]	4
Illustrations of loosely bound and resonant states in atomic nuclei	4
In this issue: March 2025	4
In this issue: January 2023	4
Practical study of optical stellar interferometry	4
Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem	4
Decoherence, entanglement, and information in the electron double-slit experiment with monitoring	4
Nonlinear oscillator acceleration and period variation with amplitude	4
Probing coherent phonons in the advanced undergraduate laboratory	4
In this issue: February 2024	3
Comment on “Thermodynamics of Benford's first digit law” [Am. J. Phys. 87, 787–790 (2019)]	3
Interference patterns produced by an evaporating droplet on a horizontal surface	3
In this issue: April 2024	3
Naïve Bohr-type quantization for power-law potentials	3
Resource Letter: Synthesis of the elements in stars	3
A new microscopic look into pressure fields and local buoyancy	3
Photoelectric effect measurements on a conventional neon bulb	3

Unexplored aspects of a variational principle in electrostatics	3
In this issue: March 2024	3
Bringing three-dimensional learning to undergraduate physics: Insight from an introductory physics laboratory course	3
Resource Letter CP-3: Computational physics	3
Coriolis acceleration and critical slowing-down: A quantitative laboratory experiment	3
Progressive quantum collapse	3
Teaching magnetism with bivectors	3
Surface plasmon resonance sensing in the advanced physics laboratory	3
Velocity reciprocity and the relativity principle	3
Gravitational waves without general relativity redux	3
Modeling the induced voltage of a disk magnet in free fall	3
Quantitative measurement of birefringence in transparent films across the visible spectrum	3
Is contour integration essential? Alternatives for beginning physics students	3
Active charge and discharge of a capacitor: Scaling solution and energy optimization	3
Event-based analysis of convergence to energy equipartition	3
Orbital mechanics with the Global Positioning System	3
The floating point: Tales of the unexpected	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
In this issue: August 2021	2
An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder strain sensor for studying multimode interference of light	2
Charging a supercapacitor through a lamp: A power-law RC decay	2
The edge profile of liquid spills	2
Comment on ‘Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model’	2
Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories	2
Treating disorder in introductory solid state physics	2
Pandemic modeling with the game of life	2
Climate sensitivity from radiative-convective equilibrium: A chalkboard approach	2
Exact solutions for the inverse problem of the time-independent Schrödinger equation	2
Numerical simulation projects in micromagnetics with Jupyter	2
Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles	2
Relativistic spin-0 particle in a box: Bound states, wave packets, and the disappearance of the Klein paradox	2
Perihelion precession in power-law potentials: Hénon's theorem	2
Gamma camera imaging in an undergraduate physics course	2
ChatGPT-4 with Code Interpreter can be used to solve introductory college-level vector calculus and electromagnetism problems	2
Finding and improving bounds of real functions by thermodynamic arguments	2
Why and how to implement worked examples in upper division theoretical physics	2
A guide to the literature of the finite rectangular well	2
A gentle introduction to the non-equilibrium physics of trajectories: Theory, algorithms, and biomolecular applications	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
Understanding and compensating for noise on IBM quantum computers	2
Invariants: Finding constancy in a sea of change	2
Using mobile-device sensors to teach students error analysis	2
Wigner rotation and Euler angle parametrization	2
Cosmological horizons	2
Solving introductory physics problems recursively using iterated maps	2
Gravitoelectromagnetism: Removing action-at-a-distance in teaching physics	2
Teaching rotational physics with bivectors	2
In this issue: May 2022	2
Exploring entropy by counting microstates of the p-state paramagnet	2
A simple derivation of relativistic energy and momentum	2
In this issue: Special collection on the environment, sustainability, and climate change	2
Resource Letter MP-4: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research	2
A modern interpretation of Newton's theorem of revolving orbits	2
A simple electronic circuit demonstrating Hopf bifurcation for an advanced undergraduate laboratory	2
On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page	2
A short pre-history of quantum gravity	2
Elongation of a ferrofluid droplet near a permanent magnet: A tidal or magnetic energy effect?	2
BOOK REVIEW	2
BOOKS RECEIVED	2
Erratum: “Advanced lab on Fresnel equations” [Am. J. Phys. 83, 935–941 (2015)]	2
The force required to operate the plunger on a French press	2
The Hohmann transfer as an application for teaching introductory physics	2
Low-cost quadrature optical interferometer	2
2024 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana	2
Demonstrating two-particle interference with a one-dimensional delta potential well	2
Outcomes of teaching physics using action-adventure scenarios with minimal direct instruction	2
Electrostatic shape energy differences of one-dimensional line charges	2
Using smartphone photographs of the Moon to acquaint students with non-Euclidean geometry	2
A tabletop experiment for speed of light measurement using a Red Pitaya STEMlab board	2
Implementing a course-based authentic learning experience with upper- and lower-division physics classes	2
Resource Letter ALC-1: Advanced Laboratory Courses	2
Scattering problems via real-time wave packet scattering	1
Multivalued specific heat	1
Numerical simulation of mirages above water bodies	1
A course on climate change and sustainable building design	1
Soil analysis using a 2″ NaI gamma detector	1
Comment on “Avoid propagation of typos with numerical methods” [Am. J. Phys. 89(1), 9 (2021)]	1
A simple treatment of the trolley paradox	1
Breakdown of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws for semiholonomic systems	1

Understanding exotic black hole orbits using effective potentials	1
Metastable states in a 1D quantum system	1
Cost-effective measurement of magnetostriction in nanoscale thin films through an optical cantilever displacement method	1
In this issue: September 2024	1
In this issue: June 2021	1
Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical, and planar charge distributions	1
In this issue: November 2022	1
In this issue: June 2024	1
An algebra and trigonometry-based proof of Kepler's first law	1
Bose and the angular momentum of the photon	1
2025 AAPT award citations at the winter meeting in St. Louis, Missouri	1
Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation	1
Rubidium isotope shift measurement using noisy lasers	1
Scattering shadows	1
Labor-based grading practices in the physics classroom	1
Resource Letter BP-1: Biological physics	1
Special issue on teaching about the environment, sustainability, and climate change	1
Design-oriented analysis	1
Comment on “Spectral shifts in general relativity,” [Am. J. Phys. 62(10), 903–907 (1994)]	1
In this issue: July 2023	1
Janus Point: A New Theory of Time	1
The hardest-hit home run?	1
Energy density of any capacitor or inductor	1
Exploration of the Q factor for a parallel RLC circuit	1
Phase plot of a gravity pendulum acquired via the MEMS gyroscope and magnetic field sensors of a smartphone	1
Educational Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor	1
How the air slows a closing book	1
What is a degree of freedom? Configuration spaces and their topology	1
Virtual lab: Using spreadsheets to simulate experiments measuring viscosity, BJT NPN curves, and RL circuits	1
Making squeezed-coherent states concrete by determining their wavefunction	1
2022 AAPT award citations at the summer meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan	1
The drift motion of a spinning ball on carpet	1
On viewing the Himalayas from the plains	1
Space pirates: A pursuit curve problem involving retarded time	1
Why the action?	1
Concepts in Monte Carlo sampling	1
Electromagnetic induction: How the “flux rule” has superseded Maxwell's general law	1
An undergraduate physics experiment to measure the frequency-dependent impedance of inductors using an Anderson bridge	1
Physics writing in the era of artificial intelligence	1
Simple realization of the polytropic process with a finite-sized reservoir	1
Theoretical and experimental examination of simple coaxial photonic crystals for undergraduate teaching	1
Relativistic acceleration in noninertial frames of a line of objects	1
The mass spectrum of quarkonium using matrix mechanics	1
Modelling the Earth's magnetic field	1
Fréedericksz transition on air	1
A versatile Hong–Ou–Mandel interference experiment in optical fiber for the undergraduate laboratory	1
Erratum: “A compact disc under skimming light rays” [Am. J. Phys. 86(3), 169 (2018)]	1
Application of the Helfrich elasticity theory to the morphology of red blood cells	1
Book review—Beyond Global Warming: How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change	1
Does active participation in a daily quiz (TOPday) improve long-term retention in biomechanics?	1
Understanding two-dimensional tractor magnets: Theory and realizations	1
Adiabatic invariance and its application to Wien's complete displacement law of blackbody radiation	1
Single-, double-, and triple-slit diffraction of molecular matter waves	1
Two-body bound states through Yukawa forces and perspectives on hydrogen and deuterium	1
Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane	1
2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal award talk: Who's your wingman?	1
Hyperbolic times in Minkowski space	1
A Standard Model Workbook	1
An alternative way to solve the small oscillations problem	1
Effects of greenhouse gases on Earth, Venus, and Mars: Beyond the one-blanket model	1
Comment on “Bouncing on a slope” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 143–146 (2021)]	1
Conditional probability as found in nature: Facilitated diffusion	1
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Physicist	1
Exam problems that link physical concepts with electrical phenomena in living cells	1
A wave packet approach to resonant scattering	1
Williamson theorem in classical, quantum, and statistical physics	1
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect demonstrated for sound waves from a waterfall: An experimental, numerical, and analytical study	1
Dynamics of a bouncing capsule: An impulse model vs a Hertzian model	1
On the normalization and density of 1D scattering states	1
Erratum: “Two and three particles interacting in a one-dimensional trap” [Am. J. Phys. 85, 769 (2017)]	1
Fermilab humor	1
On the Brownian motion of a colloid trapped in optical tweezers: Experiments and simulations	1
The computer revolution in physics education? It's here!	1
Erratum: “Fraunhofer diffraction by a thin wire and Babinet's principle” [Am. J. Phys. 73, 83–84 (2005)]	1
Experimentation on stochastic trajectories: From Brownian motion to inertial confined dynamics	1
Coupled oscillations of the Wilberforce pendulum unveiled by smartphones	1
Elastic collisions on a simulated circular air track	1
Predicting the axial deformation of an extensible garden hose when pressurized	1
Paragliders' launch trajectory is universal	1
Magnetic hyperfine interaction made easier	1
Oblique collision of a soft rubber disk with a rigid surface	1
Unveiling the interdisciplinary character of negative pressure	1
Employing an operator form of the Rodrigues formula to calculate wavefunctions without differential equations	1
Maxwell's color box: Retracing the path of color matching experiments	1
The law of entropy increase for bodies in mutual thermal contact	1
Splitting the second: Designing a physics course with an emphasis on timescales of ultrafast phenomena	1
Entropy production diagrams	1
Exploring complex pattern formation with convolutional neural networks	1
The harmonic quantum Szilárd engine	1
Simulating spin dynamics with quantum computers	1
In this issue: August 2023	1
A simple setup for the determination of the cosmic muon magnetic moment	1
Response to Rod Cross's Letter	1
Quantum fields from dimensional analysis: Applications in condensed matter systems	1
Measuring the speed of light using optical feedback from a picosecond diode laser	1