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Playing melodies on a single string by exciting harmonics using the Lorentz force

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Yukai Wei, Hao Zhu, Haotian Jiang, Quanxin Luo, Shan Lin, Junqing Li, Yu Zhang, Bibo Zhao
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 176–182 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0152828
Published: March 2024
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How the air slows a closing book

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J. Pantaleone
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 7–13 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0106926
Published: January 2024
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The game of life as a species model

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David A. Faux, Peter Bassom
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 561–568 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0150858
Published: July 2023
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On the bifurcation behavior of a folded notebook page

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Chenguang Zhang (张晨光)
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 335–339 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0097340
Published: May 2023
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An exploration of circumbinary systems using gravitational microlensing

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Brett C. George, Eleni-Alexandra Kontou, Patrycja Przewoznik, Eleanor Turrell
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 182–192 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0088604
Published: March 2023
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Producing slow light in warm alkali vapor using electromagnetically induced transparency

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Kenneth DeRose, Kefeng Jiang, Jianqiao Li, Macbeth Julius, Linzhao Zhuo, Scott Wenner, Samir Bali
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 193–205 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0128967
Published: March 2023
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Thermal infrared astronomy for the introductory laboratory

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Clifford W. Padgett, William H. Baird, J. Spencer Coile, Wayne M. Johnson, Erin N. Groneck, Robert A. Rose
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 122–131 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0081072
Published: February 2023
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Speed of light measurement with a picosecond diode laser and a voltage-controlled oscillator

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Abdulaziz M. Aljalal
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 935–939 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0104758
Published: December 2022
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Graphical analysis of an oscillator with constant magnitude sliding friction

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V. Roitberg, Alon Drory
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 889–894 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0073812
Published: December 2022
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Simple precession calculation for Mercury: A linearization approach

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Michael J. W. Hall
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 857–860 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0098846
Published: November 2022
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Submarine paradox softened

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Hrvoje Nikolić
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 841–847 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0084185
Published: November 2022
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Turbulent dispersion of breath by the wind

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Florian Poydenot, Ismael Abdourahamane, Elsa Caplain, Samuel Der, Antoine Jallon, Inés Khoutami, Amir Loucif, Emil Marinov, Bruno Andreotti
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 826–832 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0064826
Published: November 2022
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Waving arms around to teach quantum mechanics

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Kelby T. Hahn, Elizabeth Gire
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 778–786 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0073946
Published: October 2022
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Black-hole analog in vehicular traffic

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Luanna K. de Souza, George E. A. Matsas
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 692–696 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0091957
Published: September 2022
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A simple and low-cost experimental method to determine the thermal diffusivity of various types of foods

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Lisa R. Wang, Yifei “Jenny” Jin, Jian Jim Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 568–572 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0087135
Published: August 2022
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Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation

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M. C. Sullivan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 610–616 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0090854
Published: August 2022
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Simulating epidemics via the theory of dynamical systems

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Giorgio Mantica
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 380–393 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0082825
Published: May 2022
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General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a p–V diagram

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Viktor Könye, József Cserti
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 194–199 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0064010
Published: March 2022
View article titled, General formalism for calculating the thermal efficiency of thermodynamic cycles defined in a <em>p</em>–<em>V</em> diagram
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