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Volume 63, Issue 10

October 1995

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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Letters To The Editor
Questions and Answers
Guest Comment
Papers
Notes and Discussions
Book Reviews

Letters To The Editor

Bethe, Bell and De Broglie

M. A. B. Whitaker

Am. J. Phys. 63, 873 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17783

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Showing Women in Astronomy

Jay M. Pasachoff

Am. J. Phys. 63, 873–874 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17784

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Exponential growth and the Catholic church

Albert A. Bartlett

Am. J. Phys. 63, 874 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17785

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v, ν, OR υ?

Ralph Baierlein

Am. J. Phys. 63, 874 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17786

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δ well with a reflecting barrier

Claude Aslangul

Am. J. Phys. 63, 935–940 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18036

Abstract

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Erratum: ‘‘Nonrelativistic calculation of the radiation emitted by a pair of identical particles’’ [Am. J. Phys. 62 (3), 251–254 (1994)]

J. G. Cordes

Am. J. Phys. 63, 958 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18099

View articletitled, Erratum: ‘‘Nonrelativistic calculation of the radiation emitted by a pair of identical particles’’ [Am. J. Phys. 62 (3), 251–254 (1994)]

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Questions and Answers

Question ♯27. Supernovae Models

Dwight E. Neuenschwander

Am. J. Phys. 63, 875 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17787

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Question ♯28. Bernoulli equation

A. P. French

Am. J. Phys. 63, 875 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18052

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Question ♯29. Why is the Coulomb force neglected in e⁺e⁻ pair production?

Kaoru Sasabe

Am. J. Phys. 63, 875 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18055

View articletitled, Question ♯29. Why is the Coulomb force neglected in e+e− pair production?

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Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple Arguments for the Boltzmann Factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63(2), 108 (1995)]

Harold S. Zapolsky

Am. J. Phys. 63, 875–876 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18056

View articletitled, Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple Arguments for the Boltzmann Factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63(2), 108 (1995)]

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Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple arguments for the Boltzmann factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63 (2), 108 (1995)]

Charles A. Whitney

Am. J. Phys. 63, 876–877 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18057

View articletitled, Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple arguments for the Boltzmann factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63 (2), 108 (1995)]

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Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple Arguments for the Boltzmann Factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63(2), 108 (1995)]

Harvey S. Leff

Am. J. Phys. 63, 877–878 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18063

View articletitled, Answer to Question ♯14 [‘‘Simple Arguments for the Boltzmann Factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63(2), 108 (1995)]

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Answer to question 14: [‘‘Simple arguments for the Boltzmann factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63 (2), 108 (1995)]

J. H. Hannay

Am. J. Phys. 63, 877 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18065

View articletitled, Answer to question 14: [‘‘Simple arguments for the Boltzmann factor?,’’ Dwight E. Neuenschwander, Am. J. Phys. 63 (2), 108 (1995)]

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Guest Comment

Guest Comment: The imagination of well‐prepared minds

Neil L. Rudenstine

Am. J. Phys. 63, 879–881 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18058

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Papers

Supercooling and the Mpemba effect: When hot water freezes quicker than cold

David Auerbach

Am. J. Phys. 63, 882–885 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18059

Abstract

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Pascal’s demonstration experiment: Weighing the atmosphere

J. B. Brown; J. C. Dore; C. Isenberg; S. J. Rogers

Am. J. Phys. 63, 886–888 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18060

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Pressure melting and ice skating

S. C. Colbeck

Am. J. Phys. 63, 888–890 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18028

Abstract

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A ‘‘black box’’ moment of inertia apparatus

Joseph C. Amato; Roger E. Williams; Hugh Helm

Am. J. Phys. 63, 891–894 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18029

Abstract

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Thermodynamic insights from a one‐particle gas

Harvey S. Leff

Am. J. Phys. 63, 895–905 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18030

Abstract

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Inexpensive diode laser microwave modulation for atom trapping

Paul Feng; Thad Walker

Am. J. Phys. 63, 905–908 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18031

Abstract

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Emil Cohn’s electrodynamics of moving bodies

Olivier Darrigol

Am. J. Phys. 63, 908–915 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18032

Abstract

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Exact solution to the field equations in the case of an ideal, infinite solenoid

Jacques D. Templin

Am. J. Phys. 63, 916–920 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18033

Abstract

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Evaluation of the eigenvalues of multiple quantum‐well potentials

R. T. Deck; Xiangshan Li

Am. J. Phys. 63, 920–928 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18034

Abstract

View articletitled, Evaluation of the eigenvalues of multiple quantum‐well potentials

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Time‐dependent generalizations of the Biot–Savart and Coulomb laws: A formal derivation

José A. Heras

Am. J. Phys. 63, 928–932 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18086

Abstract

View articletitled, Time‐dependent generalizations of the Biot–Savart and Coulomb laws: A formal derivation

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Two student experiments on electrical fluctuations

Yaakov Kraftmakher

Am. J. Phys. 63, 932–935 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18035

Abstract

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Fermi’s golden rule and Bardeen’s tunneling theory

H. J. Reittu

Am. J. Phys. 63, 940–944 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18037

Abstract

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Effect of in‐class student–student interaction on the learning of physics in a college physics course

Mohammad Samiullah

Am. J. Phys. 63, 944–950 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18038

Abstract

View articletitled, Effect of in‐class student–student interaction on the learning of physics in a college physics course

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Bouncing due to the ‘‘infinite jerk’’ at the end of a circular track

W. F. D. Theron

Am. J. Phys. 63, 950–955 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18039

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Notes and Discussions

Subtleties in electromagnetic angular momentum

Adam Chandler

Am. J. Phys. 63, 956 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18040

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Magnetic forces and fields: A note on terminology, definitions, and pedagogy

Thomas D. Rossing

Am. J. Phys. 63, 957–958 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18041

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Book Reviews

Physics by Example: 200 Problems and Solutions

W. G. Rees; T. William Houk

Am. J. Phys. 63, 959 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18042

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From Electrostatics to Optics: A Concise Electrodynamics Course.

Günter Scharf; Richard A. Matzner

Am. J. Phys. 63, 959–960 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18043

View articletitled, From Electrostatics to Optics: A Concise Electrodynamics Course.

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