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Volume 59, Issue 8

August 1991

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Letters To The Editor
Guest Comment
Papers
Notes and Discussions
Apparatus and Demonstrations
Book Reviews

Letters To The Editor

Making sense of experience: Common ground in science and religion

Harry D. Powell

Am. J. Phys. 59, 679 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16767

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A working model for turning out more school physics teachers

Gerald Holton

Am. J. Phys. 59, 680 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16768

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The undergraduate physics major

R. H. Good

Am. J. Phys. 59, 680–681 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16769

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The major problem in ‘‘required’’ physics courses—Transference absence

Harold L. Stolov

Am. J. Phys. 59, 681 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16770

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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: Societal values and physics education; tolerable illogic, but...

Robert Weinstock

Am. J. Phys. 59, 683 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16771

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Papers

Zero‐point energy in early quantum theory

P. W. Milonni; M. ‐L. Shih

Am. J. Phys. 59, 684–698 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16772

Abstract

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Simply no hidden variables

Thomas F. Jordan; E. C. G. Sudarshan

Am. J. Phys. 59, 698–700 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16773

Abstract

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Definitions of randomness

Aaldert Compagner

Am. J. Phys. 59, 700–705 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16747

Abstract

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Hyperfine interaction versus strong laser field‐optical Back–Goudsmit (Paschen–Back) effect

Wojciech Gawlik

Am. J. Phys. 59, 706–710 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16748

Abstract

View articletitled, Hyperfine interaction versus strong laser field‐optical Back–Goudsmit (Paschen–Back) effect

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Essentials of the Casimir effect and its computation

E. Elizalde; A. Romeo

Am. J. Phys. 59, 711–719 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16749

Abstract

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A toy version of the interacting boson model

D. Bhaumik; Subimal Sen; B. Dutta‐Roy

Am. J. Phys. 59, 719–722 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16750

Abstract

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Supersymmetry‐inspired WKB approximation in quantum mechanics

Ranabir Dutt; Avinash Khare; Uday P. Sukhatme

Am. J. Phys. 59, 723–727 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16840

Abstract

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Newton’s 1679/80 solution of the constant gravity problem

Herman Erlichson

Am. J. Phys. 59, 728–733 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16751

Abstract

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Moments not to forget—The conditions for equating torque and rate of change of angular momentum around the instantaneous center

Martin S. Tiersten

Am. J. Phys. 59, 733–738 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16752

Abstract

View articletitled, Moments not to forget—The conditions for equating torque and rate of change of angular momentum around the instantaneous center

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The Dalgarno–Lewis summation technique: Some comments and examples

Harry A. Mavromatis

Am. J. Phys. 59, 738–744 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16753

Abstract

View articletitled, The Dalgarno–Lewis summation technique: Some comments and examples

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The role of amplitude and phase of the Fourier transform in the digital image processing

I. Juvells; S. Vallmitjana; A. Carnicer; J. Campos

Am. J. Phys. 59, 744–748 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16754

Abstract

View articletitled, The role of amplitude and phase of the Fourier transform in the digital image processing

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The relativistic transformations of velocity, acceleration, and higher derivatives as differentials of nonlinear extensions of the Lorentz transformation

D. B. Nguyen

Am. J. Phys. 59, 748–751 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16755

Abstract

View articletitled, The relativistic transformations of velocity, acceleration, and higher derivatives as differentials of nonlinear extensions of the Lorentz transformation

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The maximum efficiency of the conversion of solar energy into wind energy

Alexis De Vos; Guust Flater

Am. J. Phys. 59, 751–754 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16756

Abstract

View articletitled, The maximum efficiency of the conversion of solar energy into wind energy

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Notes and Discussions

The parabolic shadow of a Coulomb scatterer

R. E. Warner; L. A. Huttar

Am. J. Phys. 59, 755–756 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16757

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Comment on ‘‘An elementary derivation of E=mc²,’’ by F. Rohrlich [Am. J. Phys. 58, 348–349 (1990)]

Lawrence Ruby; Robert E. Reynolds

Am. J. Phys. 59, 756 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16758

View articletitled, Comment on ‘‘An elementary derivation of E=mc2,’’ by F. Rohrlich [Am. J. Phys. 58, 348–349 (1990)]

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A response to ‘‘Comment on ‘An elementary derivation of E=mc²,’ ’’ by R. Ruby and R. E. Reynolds [Am. J. Phys. 59, 756 (1991)]

Fritz Rohrlich

Am. J. Phys. 59, 757 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16759

View articletitled, A response to ‘‘Comment on ‘An elementary derivation of E=mc2,’ ’’ by R. Ruby and R. E. Reynolds [Am. J. Phys. 59, 756 (1991)]

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A simple solution to obtain stabilized linearly polarized light from a randomly polarized He–Ne laser

J. F. Borges da Silva; J. A. Brandão Faria

Am. J. Phys. 59, 757–759 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16760

View articletitled, A simple solution to obtain stabilized linearly polarized light from a randomly polarized He–Ne laser

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Comment on ‘‘Quantum mysteries revisited,’’ by N. David Mermin [Am. J. Phys. 58, 731–734 (1990)]

Achin Sen

Am. J. Phys. 59, 761 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16762

View articletitled, Comment on ‘‘Quantum mysteries revisited,’’ by N. David Mermin [Am. J. Phys. 58, 731–734 (1990)]

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Derivations of Archimedes’ principle

R. E. Vermillion

Am. J. Phys. 59, 761–762 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16763

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Variable step methods for the integration of Newton’s equation

R. Chicon; E. Martin

Am. J. Phys. 59, 759–760 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16761

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Apparatus and Demonstrations

Direct observation of the force on a dielectric

R. E. Benenson

Am. J. Phys. 59, 763–764 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16743

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Book Reviews

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods

R. J. Behm; N. Garcia; H. Rohrer; Terje G. Vold

Am. J. Phys. 59, 765 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16745

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Absolute or Relative Motion? A Study from the Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories. Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics

Julian B. Barbour; Robert DiSalle

Am. J. Phys. 59, 765–767 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16746

View articletitled, Absolute or Relative Motion? A Study from the Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories. Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics

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The Art of Experimental Physics

Daryl W. Preston; Eric R. Dietz; John U. Trefny

Am. J. Phys. 59, 767 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16721

View articletitled, The Art of Experimental Physics

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