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Volume 51, Issue 11

November 1983

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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The Back Of The Envelope
Papers
Notes and Discussions
Apparatus Notes
Book Reviews

The Back Of The Envelope

New Problems

Edward M. Purcell

Am. J. Phys. 51, 970 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755866

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Solutions to October Problems

Edward M. Purcell

Am. J. Phys. 51, 970 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755867

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Papers

Formulation of dynamical equations of motion

Thomas R. Kane

Am. J. Phys. 51, 974–977 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13452

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Solitons in undergraduate laboratory

Alessandro Bettini; Tullio A. Minelli; Donatella Pascoli

Am. J. Phys. 51, 977–984 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13453

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Holographic detection of defects under the surface of solid objects

Thomas K. Hemmick; Jacob W. Huang; Yu Dong Song

Am. J. Phys. 51, 984–987 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13454

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Correct use of Maxwell stress equations for electric and magnetic fields

Oleg D. Jefimenko

Am. J. Phys. 51, 988–996 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13352

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Causality paradoxes and nonparadoxes: Classical superluminal signals and quantum measurements

T. M. Helliwell; D. A. Konkowski

Am. J. Phys. 51, 996–1003 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13351

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Measuring the speed of light by independent frequency and wavelength determination

Harry E. Bates

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1003–1008 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13358

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Optical correlations and spectra

Judith C. Brown

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1008–1011 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13359

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Physics education in China

Tian‐yi Shi

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1011–1014 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13360

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The extended Galilean transformation and the path integral

Barry R. Holstein

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1015–1016 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13361

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A simple mechanical model exhibiting a spontaneous symmetry breaking

Jean Sivardière

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1016–1018 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13362

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Weighing the Earth with a sextant

L. M. Celnikier

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1018–1020 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13363

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On the approach to electro‐ and magneto‐static equilibrium

Hans C. Ohanian

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1020–1022 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13364

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Experiments on magnetic repulsion

S. Defrancesco; V. Zanetti

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1023–1025 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13365

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Hybrid expansion and improved convergence: An example

John J. Dykla

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1026–1028 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13366

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Experimental observation of ionization waves

R. G. Gibson

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1028–1030 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13443

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High‐frequency magnetic measurements using small inductive probes

Peter Beiersdorfer; Eugène J. Clothiaux

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1031–1036 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13444

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Relativistic one‐dimensional hydrogen atom

I. Richard Lapidus

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1036–1038 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13445

Abstract

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Early observations of negative pressures in liquids

George S. Kell

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1038–1041 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13353

Abstract

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Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘quark confinement and the Dirac equation’’

M. G. Olsson

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1042–1043 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13354

Abstract

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Steady‐state temperature solution for the Joule heating of a conducting medium

John H. Young; William J. Atkinson; Ivan A. Brezovich

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1043–1045 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13355

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Equilibria of tipping rocks

Hilliard K. Macomber

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1045–1046 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13356

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The thermal spring revisited

Leonard M. Salzarulo

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1046–1048 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13357

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An improved multichannel analyzer–microcomputer interface

Mark Mildebrath; Sam Cipolla

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1048–1049 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13446

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The first lecture on entropy

P. A. Smith

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1049 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13447

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Note on radiant energy transfer

Sardar Singh

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1050 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13448

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Apparatus Notes

Solving dielectric problems with an electrolytic tank

Daniel Cousins; P. D. Scholten

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1051–1052 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13449

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An experiment on sound in an enclosure

H. L. Armstrong

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1052–1053 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13450

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Book Reviews

POST‐USE REVIEW: Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe

Jay M. Pasachoff; Laurence A. Marschall

Am. J. Phys. 51, 1054–1055 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13451

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The Back Of The Envelope

New Problems

Solutions to October Problems

Papers

Formulation of dynamical equations of motion

Solitons in undergraduate laboratory

Holographic detection of defects under the surface of solid objects

Correct use of Maxwell stress equations for electric and magnetic fields

Causality paradoxes and nonparadoxes: Classical superluminal signals and quantum measurements

Measuring the speed of light by independent frequency and wavelength determination

Optical correlations and spectra

Physics education in China

The extended Galilean transformation and the path integral

A simple mechanical model exhibiting a spontaneous symmetry breaking

Weighing the Earth with a sextant

On the approach to electro‐ and magneto‐static equilibrium

Experiments on magnetic repulsion

Hybrid expansion and improved convergence: An example

Experimental observation of ionization waves

High‐frequency magnetic measurements using small inductive probes

Relativistic one‐dimensional hydrogen atom

Early observations of negative pressures in liquids

Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘quark confinement and the Dirac equation’’

Steady‐state temperature solution for the Joule heating of a conducting medium

Equilibria of tipping rocks

The thermal spring revisited

An improved multichannel analyzer–microcomputer interface

The first lecture on entropy

Note on radiant energy transfer

Apparatus Notes

Solving dielectric problems with an electrolytic tank

An experiment on sound in an enclosure

Book Reviews

POST‐USE REVIEW: Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe

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