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Volume 58, Issue 7
July 1990
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909
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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Preserving and cherishing the Earth—An appeal for joint commitment in science and religion
Carl Sagan
Am. J. Phys. 58, 615–617 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16418
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Papers

Short biography of G. E. Uhlenbeck
G. E. D. Cohen
Am. J. Phys. 58, 618 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16419
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George E. Uhlenbeck and statistical mechanics
E. G. D. Cohen
Am. J. Phys. 58, 619–625 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16504
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Direct calculation of electric and magnetic forces from potentials
Oleg D. Jefimenko
Am. J. Phys. 58, 625–631 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16420
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A rotating U‐tube experiment
Bruce Denardo; William Wright; Brad Barber; Chris Folley
Am. J. Phys. 58, 631–635 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16421
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On dynamical equations and conservation laws in quasistatic electromagnetic systems
J. M. Aguirregabiria; A. Hernández; M. Rivas
Am. J. Phys. 58, 635–639 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16422
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Dielectric screening by cavities and the method of images
W. M. Saslow
Am. J. Phys. 58, 639–641 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16423
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Quasiequilibrium determination of high‐Tc superconductor transition temperatures
Michael J. Pechan; Jonathan A. Horvath
Am. J. Phys. 58, 642–644 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16424
View articletitled, Quasiequilibrium determination of high‐<em>T</em><sub><em>c</em></sub> superconductor transition temperatures
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Theory of microwave surface impedance in superconductors and normal metals
P. J. Walsh; V. P. Tomaselli
Am. J. Phys. 58, 644–650 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16425
View articletitled, Theory of microwave surface impedance in superconductors and normal metals
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Relativistic aspects of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
Dennis Dieks; Gerard Nienhuis
Am. J. Phys. 58, 650–655 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16426
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Electromechanical analog for Landau’s theory of second‐order symmetry‐breaking transitions
E. Marega, Jr.; S. C. Zilio; L. Ioriatti
Am. J. Phys. 58, 655–659 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16427
View articletitled, Electromechanical analog for Landau’s theory of second‐order symmetry‐breaking transitions
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Light scattering by fibers: An analysis using the partial wave phase‐shift formalism of quantum mechanics
Peter J. Cumpson
Am. J. Phys. 58, 659–663 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16428
View articletitled, Light scattering by fibers: An analysis using the partial wave phase‐shift formalism of quantum mechanics
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An optical diffraction experiment for the advanced laboratory
S. A. Dodds
Am. J. Phys. 58, 663–668 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16429
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The New Mexico State University motion room
Harold A. Daw
Am. J. Phys. 58, 668–672 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16398
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Einstein’s opposition to the quantum theory
Robert Deltete; Reed Guy
Am. J. Phys. 58, 673–683 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16399
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Bell’s theorem: Local realism versus quantum mechanics
M. Ferrero; T. W. Marshall; E. Santos
Am. J. Phys. 58, 683–688 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16400
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Gravitational scattering of quantum particles
Eugene Golowich; Philip S. Gribosky; Palash B. Pal
Am. J. Phys. 58, 688–691 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16403
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Notes and Discussions

Comment on ‘‘One‐body and two‐body operators on systems of identical particles,’’ by N. I. Greenberg and S. Raboy [Am. J. Phys. 50, 148–155 (1982)]
W. N. Mathews, Jr.
Am. J. Phys. 58, 692–694 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16404
View articletitled, Comment on ‘‘One‐body and two‐body operators on systems of identical particles,’’ by N. I. Greenberg and S. Raboy [Am. J. Phys. <strong>5</strong><strong>0</strong>, 148–155 (1982)]
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Are sound waves isothermal or adiabatic?
Junru Wu
Am. J. Phys. 58, 694–696 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16405
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A one‐dimension collision experiment
Ian Bruce
Am. J. Phys. 58, 696 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16406
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Simple lecture demonstration for the nonlinear behavior of absorption in a scattering medium
R. A. Reed
Am. J. Phys. 58, 697 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16381
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Comment on ‘‘A close look at a canonical semiclassical derivation of the gravitational red shift,’’ by Jeff Goldstein [Am. J. Phys. 55, 476–477 (1987)]
James J. Carr
Am. J. Phys. 58, 698 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16382
View articletitled, Comment on ‘‘A close look at a canonical semiclassical derivation of the gravitational red shift,’’ by Jeff Goldstein [Am. J. Phys. <strong>5</strong><strong>5</strong>, 476–477 (1987)]
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Book Reviews

The Experimental Foundations of Particle Physics
Robert N. Cahn; Gerson Goldhaber; Val L. Fitch
Am. J. Phys. 58, 699 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16383
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 2. The Swiss Years: Writings, 1900−1909
John Stachel; Varadaraja V. Raman
Am. J. Phys. 58, 700–701 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16384
View articletitled, <em>The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 2. The Swiss Years:</em> <em>Writings, 1900−1909</em>
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The Art of Electronics
Paul Horowitz; Winfield Hill; R. J. Rollefson
Am. J. Phys. 58, 702–703 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16385
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New Foundations for Classical Mechanics
David Hestenes; Terje G. Vold
Am. J. Phys. 58, 703–704 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16386
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Ergodic Lagrangian dynamics in a superhero universe
I. L. Tregillis, George R. R. Martin
A simple Minkowskian time-travel spacetime
John D. Norton
All objects and some questions
Charles H. Lineweaver, Vihan M. Patel
Kepler's Moon puzzle—A historical context for pinhole imaging
Thomas Quick, Johannes Grebe-Ellis
The surprising subtlety of electrostatic field lines
Kevin Zhou, Tomáš Brauner
An undergraduate lab experiment on matched filtering as used in gravitational wave detection
Michael Daam, Antje Bergmann, et al.
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