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Volume 51, Issue 12
December 1983
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

Letters To The Editor

Physics students, authority, and the real world
M. A. B. Whitaker
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1065–1066 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13333
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Letter to the Editor
Terry Zaccone
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1066 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13334
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References of articles
A. D. Jordan; A. H. Kalantar
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1066 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13335
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Comment on a problem
Oliver B. Keyes
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1066 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13336
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Addendum: ‘‘Hesiod’s universe’’
Bartley L. Cardon
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1066–1067 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13337
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Some further remarks on the Archimedes’ principle
D. C. Agrawal; V. J. Menon
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1067 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13338
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Letter to the Editor
P. D. Gupta
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1067 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13339
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The Back Of The Envelope

New Problems
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1068 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755868
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Solutions to November Problems
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1068 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755869
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Some Corrections and Some Comments
Edward M. Purcell
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1068–1069 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4755870
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Papers

Energy forms or energy carriers?
G. Falk; F. Herrmann; G. Bruno Schmid
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1074–1077 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13340
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Laser spectroscopy on a ‘‘shoestring’’
J. C. Camparo; C. M. Klimcak
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1077–1081 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13341
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Electromagnetic waves without Maxwell’s equations
Melvin S. Steinberg
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1081–1086 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13342
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Elastic electron‐atom collision effects in the Franck–Hertz experiment
D. R. A. McMahon
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1086–1091 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13331
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The special theory of relativity and the one‐way speed of light
Burke Townsend
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1092–1096 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13332
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Classical mechanics and the electron spin
André Heslot
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1096–1102 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13343
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Radial photon paths in a cosmic model: A student exercise
Jack Higbie
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1102–1107 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13344
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Alternative approach to the concepts of special relativity
L. Kannenberg
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1107–1110 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13345
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Additional formulas for stimulated atomic transitions
A. E. Siegman
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1110–1113 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13346
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A derivation of the classical monopole energy loss from angular momentum conservation
J. S. Trefil
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1113–1115 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13347
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Adding plane waves to find the complete TM and TE wave solutions for metallic rectangular waveguide
D. J. White; G. Everett
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1115–1119 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13348
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Mass renormalization in classical electrodynamics
David J. Griffiths; Russell E. Owen
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1120–1126 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13349
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Energy gaps in one‐dimensional amorphous materials: a disordered Kronig–Penney model
Alvin M. Saperstein
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1127–1130 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13350
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Relativistic addition of velocities directly from the constancy of the velocity of light
N. David Mermin
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1130–1131 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13322
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Generalized prism dispersion theory
F. J. Duarte; J. A. Piper
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1132–1134 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13323
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Quantum solutions of the damped harmonic oscillator
G. J. Milburn; D. F. Walls
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1134–1136 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13324
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Bound states and scattering from a one‐dimensional hydrogen atom at a boundary
I.Richard Lapidus
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1137–1139 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13330
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Differential forms as a basis for vector analysis—with applications to electrodynamics
Nathan Schleifer
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1139–1145 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13325
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Notes and Discussions

Another treatment of a trajectory
H. L. Armstrong
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1146 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13326
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Symmetrization of C. G. Darwin’s clock paradox scenario
Frank S. Crawford
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1146–1147 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13327
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A scheme for remembering magnetic units
Morton A. Fineman
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1147–1148 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13108
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A note on the Poincaré gauge
Bo‐Sture K. Skagerstam
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1148–1149 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13109
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The displacement current
W. G. V. Rosser
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1149 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13110
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Reply to ‘‘The displacement current’’
William K. Terry
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1150 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13111
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Approximate energy levels of central field bound quantum systems
Francisco M. Fernández; Eduardo A. Castro
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1150–1151 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13112
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Virial coefficients for one‐dimensional hard rods
Marvin Bishop
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1151–1152 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13113
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Comments on ‘‘The effect of gravity on the velocity of sound’’
W. Stocker
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1152–1153 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13114
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Remarks on the Comments of W. Stocker
D. C. Agrawal; V. J. Menon
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1153 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13115
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Book Reviews

Electromagnetism. Paths to Research
Doris Teplitz; David Griffiths
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1154–1156 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13116
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Gauge Theories in Particle Physics
I. J. R. Aitchison; A. J. G. Hey; John F. Donoghue
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1156–1157 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13117
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Newtonian Dynamics
Ralph Baierlein; Sheldon H. Radin
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1157–1158 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13118
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A Symmetry Primer for Scientists
Joe Rosen; William C. Davidon
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1158 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13119
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POST‐USE REVIEW: Electronics Circuits and Devices
Ralph J. Smith; Kenneth Laws
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1159 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13328
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Chemistry, Quantum Mechanics and Reductionism: Perspectives in Theoretical Chemistry
Hans Primas; Abner Shimony
Am. J. Phys. 51, 1159–1160 (1983) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13329
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