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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Learning fluid dynamics and the principles of flight: from primary school to STEM degrees42
Addendum to ‘The paradoxical zero reflection at zero energy’ (2017 Eur. J. Phys. 38 025401)23
Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged triangle in barycentric coordinates13
Experimental analysis of propeller thrust in an undergraduate physics laboratory13
Optimizing acceleration measurements using a single photogate13
A derivation of E = mc 2 without electrodynamics13
Using residual heat maps to visualise Benford’s multi-digit law12
Moment of inertia: tricky ways12
Packing soft spheres: experimental demonstrations with hydrogels11
Estimating the maximum visual intensity of a nuclear fireball11
The eccentric disk and its eccentric behavior11
Using zero-energy states to explore how external boundaries affect the number of bound states in a quantum well10
New analytical results in solid state physics using the Lambert W function9
A shadow of the repulsive Rutherford scattering in the laboratory frame9
One-dimension periodic potentials in Schrödinger equation solved by the finite difference method9
Elementary examples of renormalization from mechanics and integral calculus9
Student understanding of the first law and second law of thermodynamics8
One-dimensional Migdal effect8
How far can we see at day?8
A pendulum with a broken cylindrical symmetry: normal modes and beats8
Vertical fall of a sphere opposed by fluid buoyancy and drag8
Reply to ‘Comments on “Combined static and sliding friction on an inclined plane”’8
What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?8
The initial trajectory of a ball released from uniform circular motion8
Augmented reality technology in teaching about physics: a systematic review of opportunities and challenges8
The potential of a uniformly charged planar structure with shape of a rose curve8
Solution of quantum eigenvalue problems by means of algebraic consistency conditions8
Saha–Basu equation of state and its application to Carnot cycle7
The superconducting transition and mixed state of YBa2Cu3O6.95: an undergraduate experiment7
Soft shadow images7
Teaching friction at university level through an experiment with images7
Seeing the unseen—enhancing and evaluating undergraduate polarization experiments with interactive Mixed-Reality technology7
Justifying the classical partition function for bosonic and fermionic systems using computer based experiments7
Visualization of the rolling motion of spheres connected with a rubber band using an image processing technique7
EMF revisited7
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 practice7
Bridging external and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopies through computational simulations7
A derivation of the Schrödinger equation from Feynman’s path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics6
Solving time-independent Schrödinger equation variationally using random numbers6
The bismar scale and elastic collisions: a geometrical analogy6
Real centrifugal forces in relativistic rotating spacetimes: a simple introduction6
On swimmer’s strategies in various currents6
Experimental study of the gear effect6
Active and passive transductions—definitions and implications for learning6
Fresnel–Arago laws: an easily feasible demonstration and laboratory exercise for students5
Two-dimensional collisions of disks and spheres5
Online learning mediated by social teaching platforms: an experience from a flipped undergraduate physics course in renewable energies5
Relativistic mechanics and thermodynamics: IV. Thermodynamic processes5
Enhancing students’ understanding of vectors through personalized adaptive learning5
End of correspondence concerning ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’ by J M Aguirregabiria et al (2022 Eur. J. Phys. 43 035603)5
On the inductance of a Möbius strip5
Surprises in the theory of elasticity: pairwise atomic interactions, central forces, and Cauchy relations5
Observations of a driven pendulum at low amplitudes5
How to get from static to dynamic electromagnetism5
Study of thermodynamic properties of N particles in one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential5
On the periphery of university physics: trainee physics teachers’ experiences of learning undergraduate physics4
Multiple slit interference: a hyperbola based analysis4
Modeling as sensemaking: towards a theory of modelling in physics education4
Second comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’4
Revisiting the bound states of a confined delta potential4
The algebraic origin of the Doppler factor in the Liénard–Wiechert potentials4
Lab courses for prospective physics teachers: what could we learn from the first COVID-19 lockdown?4
A physical point of view on the arithmetic and geometric mean inequality4
Characterization of a solar concentration thermoelectric generator4
Estimating the internal friction and the rotational inertia of a homemade oscillatory system4
Minimum energy principles in electrostatics4
Diffraction patterns of optical discs under the far-field condition4
Modeling in nuclear physics: a visual approach to the limitations of the semi-empirical mass formula4
The mechanics of a cat landing from a drop4
Graphical method of solving problems on bistability in physical systems4
Strange property of physical quantities of some petal shape objects4
Magnetic energy in quasistatic systems4
Canadian banknotes to explore the phenomenon of diffraction4
Video analysis of a massive coiled spring transverse oscillations described by Fourier series4
Some applications of perturbation theory in atomic physics4
Probing the effect on student conceptual understanding due to a forced mid-semester transition to online teaching4
On the proper derivation of the expression for power delivered to a conductor during the electric current flow4
Modelling small and large displacements of a sphere on an elastic half-space exposed to a dynamic force4
Oblique impact of ice hockey and plastic pucks with a rigid surface4
Reply to Comment on ‘Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged triangle in barycentric coordinates’4
Designing new types of problems using peer-reviewed papers4
Undergraduate students’ reasoning about the quality of experimental measurements of covarying secondary data3
Black holes, Achilles and the original tortoise coordinate3
Various methods for solving the pursuit problem with two objects on a plane3
Pedagogical tool to teach electromagnetic plane wave propagation in various media environments3
Chemical damping of the motion of a piston: irreversibilities arising from nonequilibrium conditions on the chemical potential3
Modelling bagpipes: numerical simulation exercise for distributed parameter system3
The acoustic Galton board3
Redistribution of translational kinetic energy: the surprises of bounces3
The effects of active learning on students’ sense of belonging and academic performance in introductory physics courses3
Remote teaching data-driven physical modeling through a COVID-19 open-ended data challenge3
Rotation of a ring around a horizontal rod3
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
Enigmatic factor of 4/3 in electromagnetic momentum of a moving spherical capacitor3
An alternative to the Euler equation of rigid body rotational dynamics3
Free fall of a symmetrical gyroscope in vacuum3
Charge density in non-homogeneous media3
Analysis of the decay process of the radiation dose rate using open data on the Internet3
Dirac equation from stereographic projection of the momentum sphere3
Discussion for the enhanced understanding of the photoelectric effect3
Investigation of infinitely rapidly oscillating distributions3
Current loop and point dipole configurations for magnetic multipoles3
Study of the effect of electromagnetic damping force on a magnet oscillating near a non-ferromagnetic conducting plate3
Force, inertia and motion from Aristotle to nowadays didactics3
Configurations of dipoles, moving charges and currents for dynamic spherical multipoles3
Measuring the center and the dimension of our Galaxy using globular clusters3
Comment on ‘On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk’3
High precision measurement of shear modulus based on Michelson equal thickness interference3
Sensitivity kernels in seismic wave propagation: a simplified explanation for the banana-doughnut paradox3
Exploring digital signal processing using an interactive Jupyter notebook and smartphone accelerometer data3
Friction models of one-dimensional earthquakes3
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
Geodetic model for teaching motion on the Earth’s spheroidal surface3
Drude’s lesser known error of a factor of two and Lorentz’s correction3
Elucidating the coherent and incoherent reflection of plane-waves in finite thickness media: a practical pedagogical application3
Feynman's puzzle and the twins: applying the equivalence principle and the red shift2
Unit system independent formulation of electrodynamics2
Non-returning boomerangs: an engaging exercise in rotational dynamics2
Sliding down over a horizontally moving semi-sphere2
Falling off a balcony: a student experiment2
Initial release condition dependent decoupling motion of a Wilberforce pendulum in the case of near resonance2
Comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’2
Solving differential equations with deep learning: a beginner’s guide2
Fermionic superfluidity: from cold atoms to neutron stars2
Two-dimensional distribution experiment of ‘lattice diffraction’ using ultrasound in an educational laboratory2
Playing lato–lato is difficult and this is why2
A measurement of the cosmic expansion within our lifetime2
Comment on ‘Covariant formulation of electrodynamics in isotropic media’2
Derivation of the Boltzmann entropy equation in a toy model2
Gender differences in test anxiety and self-efficacy: why instructors should emphasize low-stakes formative assessments in physics courses2
Analysis of the current induced by the motion of a magnet pendulum with a large initial angle2
The art of fitting ordinary differential equations models to experimental results2
Digital orbitals: connecting the tight-binding and plane-wave approaches through sampled-real-space models2
Kinetically anisotropic Hamiltonians: plane waves, Madelung streamlines and superpositions2
The pulsed rocket on a mass–momentum diagram2
A spherical version of Feynman’s static field momentum example2
New features in Franck–Hertz experiment with argon: experiment and Monte Carlo simulation2
Dynamics of a rolling egg2
Helmholtz resonators with more than one opening2
Approximate solution to the motion of a rolling ellipse2
Comparing students’ flow states during apparatus-based versus video-based lab activities2
Point charge representations of multipoles2
Thermodynamics of a particle in square well potential2
Simple derivation of tangential and sagittal focal lengths of a tilted spherical mirror2
Does a physical pendulum ever act like a simple pendulum?2
Thermoelectric effects and applications: an advanced physics laboratory experiment2
Dynamics of a bouncing table tennis ball from the acoustic signature using an optical fibre sensor2
Pre-service physics teachers’ mental models about the electric field2
Theoretical optimal shape of a longest reach cantilever2
Inflection reflection: images in mirrors whose curvature changes sign2
On the magnetostatic scalar potential and magnetic field of a cylindrical magnet2
Maxwell’s equations as mechanical law2
Heisenberg uncertainty principle: an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment based on quantum quadrature operators2
The jerk and the vertical fall of a shuttlecock2
A general derivation of the classical Doppler effect in 3D space2
Mach’s criticism against the Newtonian concept of mass revisited2
Inertia from radiation: A semiclassical approach2
Another look at the current-carrying wire in special relativity2
Plane-wave propagation in media with electromagnetic anisotropy2
Novel design of phase demodulation scheme for fiber optic interferometric sensors in the advanced undergraduate laboratory2
Energy loss in cue-ball collisions2
A demonstration of contextuality using quantum computers2
Teaching ideal gas in a uniform field: exploring student preferences2
Cooling of an object by forced convection2
A new multifunctional apparatus for magnetic field2
Analytic solutions for drag and Magnus forces2
Spin–orbit gravitational locking—an effective potential approach2
Measurement of the angular correlation between the two gamma rays emitted in the radioactive decays of a 60Co source with two NaI(Tl) scintillators2
Curvature radius of conic sections: a kinematic derivation2
Oscillations of a suspended slinky2
Superposing tidal force fields2
Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network2
Smooth and oscillatory geometric phase corrections for driven spins2
Photons from relativistic nuclear collisions2
Trajectory of a golf ball on a sloping green2
Thermal radiation equilibrium: (nonrelativistic) classical mechanics versus (relativistic) classical electrodynamics2
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