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Volume 69, Issue 4

April 2001

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ISSN 0002-9505

EISSN 1943-2909

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUEST COMMENT
EDITORIAL
PAPERS
NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS
APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES
BOOK REVIEWS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question #78. A question about the Maxwell relations in thermodynamics

Vinay Ambegaokar; N. David Mermin

Am. J. Phys. 69, 405 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1352718

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Question #79. Does plane wave not carry a spin?

R. I. Khrapko

Am. J. Phys. 69, 405 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1352719

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Question #80. Relating scalar and pseudoscalar quantities in electromagnetism

J. P. McTavish

Am. J. Phys. 69, 405–406 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1352720

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GUEST COMMENT

Should I pay attention to the output from physics education R&D?

Donald F. Holcomb

Am. J. Phys. 69, 407–408 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355240

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EDITORIAL

AJP’s Referees, 1988–2001

Kannan Jagannathan; Robert H. Romer

Am. J. Phys. 69, 409–412 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355241

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PAPERS

Super classical quantum mechanics: The best interpretation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics

Willis E. Lamb, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 69, 413–422 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1349542

Abstract

View articletitled, Super classical quantum mechanics: The best interpretation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics

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The elusive chemical potential

Ralph Baierlein

Am. J. Phys. 69, 423–434 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1336839

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The charge distribution on a conductor for non-Coulombic potentials

David J. Griffiths; Daniel Z. Uvanović

Am. J. Phys. 69, 435–440 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1339279

Abstract

View articletitled, The charge distribution on a conductor for non-Coulombic potentials

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The van der Waals interaction

Barry R. Holstein

Am. J. Phys. 69, 441–449 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1341251

Abstract

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Atomic polarization visualized

S. M. Rochester; D. Budker

Am. J. Phys. 69, 450–454 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1344166

Abstract

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How to detect buried structures through electrical measurements

Ana Osella; Gabriel Chao; Federico Sánchez

Am. J. Phys. 69, 455–461 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1333100

Abstract

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Electromagnetic interaction momentum and simultaneity

R. Coı̈sson; G. Guidi

Am. J. Phys. 69, 462–463 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1333101

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The Duffing oscillator: A precise electronic analog chaos demonstrator for the undergraduate laboratory

B. K. Jones; G. Trefan

Am. J. Phys. 69, 464–469 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1336838

Abstract

View articletitled, The Duffing oscillator: A precise electronic analog chaos demonstrator for the undergraduate laboratory

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Fluid-like properties of the probability densities in quantum mechanics

Katsunori Mita

Am. J. Phys. 69, 470–475 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1336837

Abstract

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Regular coordinate systems for Schwarzschild and other spherical spacetimes

Karl Martel; Eric Poisson

Am. J. Phys. 69, 476–480 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1336836

Abstract

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Reinventing the wheel: Hodographic solutions to the Kepler problems

David Derbes

Am. J. Phys. 69, 481–489 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1333099

Abstract

View articletitled, Reinventing the wheel: Hodographic solutions to the Kepler problems

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Teaching time-series analysis. I. Finite Fourier analysis of ocean waves

Dennis J. Whitford; Mario E. C. Vieira; Jennifer K. Waters

Am. J. Phys. 69, 490–496 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1331300

Abstract

View articletitled, Teaching time-series analysis. I. Finite Fourier analysis of ocean waves

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Teaching time-series analysis. II. Wave height and water surface elevation probability distributions

Dennis J. Whitford; Jennifer K. Waters; Mario E. C. Vieira

Am. J. Phys. 69, 497–504 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1331301

Abstract

View articletitled, Teaching time-series analysis. II. Wave height and water surface elevation probability distributions

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Path integral and the induction law

F. A. Barone; C. Farina

Am. J. Phys. 69, 505–507 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326081

Abstract

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Time-development operator method in quantum mechanics

S. Balasubramanian

Am. J. Phys. 69, 508–511 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326079

Abstract

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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

Kronig–Penney model with the tail-cancellation method

Subodha Mishra; S. Satpathy

Am. J. Phys. 69, 512–513 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326074

Abstract

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Comment on “A simple demonstration of the Alford–Gold effect using a diode laser and optical fibers,” by L. Basano and P. Ottonello [Am. J. Phys. 68 (4), 325–328 (2000)]

A. C. de la Torre

Am. J. Phys. 69, 513 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326073

View articletitled, Comment on “A simple demonstration of the Alford–Gold effect using a diode laser and optical fibers,” by L. Basano and P. Ottonello [Am. J. Phys. 68 (4), 325–328 (2000)]

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Comment on “Bound states of a uniform spherical charge distribution—revisited!,” by Brian C. Tiburzi and Barry R. Holstein [Am. J. Phys. 68 (7), 640–648 (2000)]

Frank Rioux

Am. J. Phys. 69, 514–515 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326075

View articletitled, Comment on “Bound states of a uniform spherical charge distribution—revisited!,” by Brian C. Tiburzi and Barry R. Holstein [Am. J. Phys. 68 (7), 640–648 (2000)]

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Comment on “Charge density on a thin straight wire, revisited,” by J. D. Jackson [Am. J. Phys. 68 (9), 789–799 (2000)]

O. F. de Alcantara Bonfim; David Griffiths

Am. J. Phys. 69, 515–516 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1326076

View articletitled, Comment on “Charge density on a thin straight wire, revisited,” by J. D. Jackson [Am. J. Phys. 68 (9), 789–799 (2000)]

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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Improved eddy current driver-detector for elastic vibrations

Alejandro Morales; Luis Gutiérrez; Jorge Flores

Am. J. Phys. 69, 517–522 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1336834

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BOOK REVIEWS

Cosmology: The Science of the Universe, 2nd ed.

Edward Harrison; Laurence A. Marschall

Am. J. Phys. 69, 523–524 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1349545

View articletitled, Cosmology: The Science of the Universe, 2nd ed.

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Quantum Generations: A History of Physics in the Twentieth Century.

Helge Kragh; Stephen G. Brush

Am. J. Phys. 69, 524–525 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1351149

View articletitled, Quantum Generations: A History of Physics in the Twentieth Century.

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Magnetic Fields: A Comprehensive Theoretical Treatise for Practical Use

Heinz E. Knoepfel; Daniel C. Mattis

Am. J. Phys. 69, 525 (2001) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1351150

View articletitled, Magnetic Fields: A Comprehensive Theoretical Treatise for Practical Use

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