European Journal of Physics

Papers
(The TQCC of European Journal of Physics is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
A derivation of E = mc 2 without electrodynamics66
Using residual heat maps to visualise Benford’s multi-digit law30
Using zero-energy states to explore how external boundaries affect the number of bound states in a quantum well16
One-dimension periodic potentials in Schrödinger equation solved by the finite difference method15
Augmented reality technology in teaching about physics: a systematic review of opportunities and challenges13
The eccentric disk and its eccentric behavior13
Elementary examples of renormalization from mechanics and integral calculus13
Moment of inertia: tricky ways12
Kinematic analysis of velocity composition at the intersection of crossed rigid rods12
Estimating the maximum visual intensity of a nuclear fireball11
Vertical fall of a sphere opposed by fluid buoyancy and drag11
Learning fluid dynamics and the principles of flight: from primary school to STEM degrees11
Packing soft spheres: experimental demonstrations with hydrogels11
New analytical results in solid state physics using the Lambert W function10
One-dimensional Migdal effect10
Experimental analysis of propeller thrust in an undergraduate physics laboratory10
Reply to ‘Comments on “Combined static and sliding friction on an inclined plane”’10
Solution of quantum eigenvalue problems by means of algebraic consistency conditions9
The potential of a uniformly charged planar structure with shape of a rose curve9
A pendulum with a broken cylindrical symmetry: normal modes and beats9
Saha–Basu equation of state and its application to Carnot cycle8
Seeing the unseen—enhancing and evaluating undergraduate polarization experiments with interactive Mixed-Reality technology8
The initial trajectory of a ball released from uniform circular motion8
EMF revisited8
What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?7
How far can we see at day?7
Layered modeling of a real-world drag-force problem: A pedagogical journey from idealized to realistic physics7
The time-dependent quantum harmonic oscillator: a pedagogical approach via the Lewis–Riesenfeld dynamical invariant method6
The superconducting transition and mixed state of YBa2Cu3O6.95: an undergraduate experiment6
Experimental study of the gear effect6
Justifying the classical partition function for bosonic and fermionic systems using computer based experiments6
The bismar scale and elastic collisions: a geometrical analogy6
Soft shadow images6
Bridging external and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopies through computational simulations6
A derivation of the Schrödinger equation from Feynman’s path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics6
On the proper derivation of the expression for power delivered to a conductor during the electric current flow5
Theoretical and experimental analysis of stable equilibria of floating cylinders5
Tilted Washboards of Potential Energy5
Enhancing students’ understanding of vectors through personalized adaptive learning5
Second comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’5
Surprises in the theory of elasticity: pairwise atomic interactions, central forces, and Cauchy relations5
Development of soft and hard skills of high-school students via young physicists’ tournament5
The effect of temperature on the coefficient of elasticity of a spring: construction of a device for its determination and calculation of its internal energy as a training practice5
A comparative study of two methods of determining the Young's modulus of the material of a cantilever bar by smartphone photography5
Two-dimensional collisions of disks and spheres5
End of correspondence concerning ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’ by J M Aguirregabiria et al (2022 Eur. J. Phys. 43 035603)5
Visualization of the rolling motion of spheres connected with a rubber band using an image processing technique5
On swimmer’s strategies in various currents5
Real centrifugal forces in relativistic rotating spacetimes: a simple introduction5
Video analysis of a massive coiled spring transverse oscillations described by Fourier series5
Relativistic mechanics and thermodynamics: IV. Thermodynamic processes4
Modeling in nuclear physics: a visual approach to the limitations of the semi-empirical mass formula4
Solving time-independent Schrödinger equation variationally using random numbers4
Minimum energy principles in electrostatics4
Characterization of a solar concentration thermoelectric generator4
Online learning mediated by social teaching platforms: an experience from a flipped undergraduate physics course in renewable energies4
Study of thermodynamic properties of N particles in one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential4
Probing the effect on student conceptual understanding due to a forced mid-semester transition to online teaching4
Fresnel–Arago laws: an easily feasible demonstration and laboratory exercise for students4
Designing new types of problems using peer-reviewed papers4
Magnetic energy in quasistatic systems4
On the inductance of a Möbius strip4
Time mirror in a lumped transmission line4
Active and passive transductions—definitions and implications for learning4
Estimating the internal friction and the rotational inertia of a homemade oscillatory system4
A physical point of view on the arithmetic and geometric mean inequality4
The mechanics of a cat landing from a drop4
Rotation of a ring around a horizontal rod3
Lab courses for prospective physics teachers: what could we learn from the first COVID-19 lockdown?3
Applying the method of cases of equilibrium: from the unprecedented ‘case of equilibrium of Ampère’s motor’ to a contemporary deduction of Ampère’s electrodynamic force3
Relativistic length evolution and breakdown of rigidity: a Minkowski diagram analysis3
Rolling a barrel up a ramp3
The algebraic origin of the Doppler factor in the Liénard–Wiechert potentials3
Dirac equation from stereographic projection of the momentum sphere3
Discussion for the enhanced understanding of the photoelectric effect3
Sensitivity kernels in seismic wave propagation: a simplified explanation for the banana-doughnut paradox3
High precision measurement of shear modulus based on Michelson equal thickness interference3
Redistribution of translational kinetic energy: the surprises of bounces3
Exploring digital signal processing using an interactive Jupyter notebook and smartphone accelerometer data3
Diffraction patterns of optical discs under the far-field condition3
Revisiting the bound states of a confined delta potential3
Oblique impact of ice hockey and plastic pucks with a rigid surface3
Time varying interference produced by longitudinal laser modes3
Current loop and point dipole configurations for magnetic multipoles3
Strange property of physical quantities of some petal shape objects3
Chemical damping of the motion of a piston: irreversibilities arising from nonequilibrium conditions on the chemical potential3
Friction models of one-dimensional earthquakes3
The acoustic Galton board3
Acoustics in the daily life of bats3
Canadian banknotes to explore the phenomenon of diffraction3
Modular study of a force-magnetic coupling system3
Operator-based derivation of the wavefunctions of the Morse potential3
Analysis of the decay process of the radiation dose rate using open data on the Internet3
The effects of active learning on students’ sense of belonging and academic performance in introductory physics courses3
Challenges in addressing student difficulties with measurement uncertainty of two-state quantum systems using a multiple-choice question sequence in online and in-person classes3
Configurations of dipoles, moving charges and currents for dynamic spherical multipoles3
Charge density in non-homogeneous media3
Elucidating the coherent and incoherent reflection of plane-waves in finite thickness media: a practical pedagogical application3
Modelling bagpipes: numerical simulation exercise for distributed parameter system3
Development student guidebook on night sky brightness measurement project with DIY photometer kit2
Photons from relativistic nuclear collisions2
New features in Franck–Hertz experiment with argon: experiment and Monte Carlo simulation2
Application of generative AI-based programming in physics education for non-English speaking students2
Trajectory of a golf ball on a sloping green2
A new multifunctional apparatus for magnetic field2
Initial release condition dependent decoupling motion of a Wilberforce pendulum in the case of near resonance2
Comment on ‘Covariant formulation of electrodynamics in isotropic media’2
Point charge representations of multipoles2
Helmholtz resonators with more than one opening2
The jerk and the vertical fall of a shuttlecock2
An alternative to the Euler equation of rigid body rotational dynamics2
Analysis of the current induced by the motion of a magnet pendulum with a large initial angle2
Enigmatic factor of 4/3 in electromagnetic momentum of a moving spherical capacitor2
Plane-wave propagation in media with electromagnetic anisotropy2
Drude’s lesser known error of a factor of two and Lorentz’s correction2
Does a physical pendulum ever act like a simple pendulum?2
Measurement of the angular correlation between the two gamma rays emitted in the radioactive decays of a 60Co source with two NaI(Tl) scintillators2
Comment on ‘On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk’2
On the magnetostatic scalar potential and magnetic field of a cylindrical magnet2
Non-returning boomerangs: an engaging exercise in rotational dynamics2
A general derivation of the classical Doppler effect in 3D space2
Cooling of an object by forced convection2
The Child-Langmuir diode as a physical system exhibiting constant jerk motion2
Feynman's puzzle and the twins: applying the equivalence principle and the red shift2
Thermodynamics of a particle in square well potential2
One-line derivation of the general expression for the Thomas precession angular velocity2
Comparing students’ flow states during apparatus-based versus video-based lab activities2
Digital orbitals: connecting the tight-binding and plane-wave approaches through sampled-real-space models2
A demonstration of contextuality using quantum computers2
The cooling of hot aqueous media: contributions of evaporative and convective mechanisms2
Novel design of phase demodulation scheme for fiber optic interferometric sensors in the advanced undergraduate laboratory2
Fermionic superfluidity: from cold atoms to neutron stars2
Measuring the center and the dimension of our Galaxy using globular clusters2
Remote teaching data-driven physical modeling through a COVID-19 open-ended data challenge2
Solving differential equations with deep learning: a beginner’s guide2
Theoretical optimal shape of a longest reach cantilever2
Dynamics of a bouncing table tennis ball from the acoustic signature using an optical fibre sensor2
Various methods for solving the pursuit problem with two objects on a plane2
Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network2
Gender differences in test anxiety and self-efficacy: why instructors should emphasize low-stakes formative assessments in physics courses2
A horizontally driven inverted pendulum2
Playing lato–lato is difficult and this is why2
Simple derivation of tangential and sagittal focal lengths of a tilted spherical mirror2
Another look at the current-carrying wire in special relativity2
Teaching ideal gas in a uniform field: exploring student preferences2
Sliding down over a horizontally moving semi-sphere2
Geodetic model for teaching motion on the Earth’s spheroidal surface2
Superposing tidal force fields2
Force, inertia and motion from Aristotle to nowadays didactics2
Smooth and oscillatory geometric phase corrections for driven spins2
Falling off a balcony: a student experiment2
Two-dimensional distribution experiment of ‘lattice diffraction’ using ultrasound in an educational laboratory2
Black holes, Achilles and the original tortoise coordinate2
Maxwell’s equations as mechanical law2
Analytic solutions for drag and Magnus forces2
Study of the effect of electromagnetic damping force on a magnet oscillating near a non-ferromagnetic conducting plate2
Comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’2
Pre-service physics teachers’ mental models about the electric field2
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