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The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics and Astronomy (JURP) is a peer-reviewed, online journal of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society. JURP is devoted to archiving scholarly works conducted by undergraduate students in physics, astronomy, and its related fields. JURP is designed to be a vehicle for the exchange of ideas and information by undergraduate students and a way for faculty to share scholarly works conducted by undergraduates. Papers in experimental physics, theoretical physics, or educational research in physics are welcome.
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October 01 2024
Anjie Liu, Jasmine C. Xu
Categorizing variable stars can reveal information ranging from stellar properties to cosmic distances. Traditionally, the classification process relied on human expertise and limited data. With the ...
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October 01 2024
Declan Donahue, Ozymandias McEvoy et al.
Undergraduate physics students have designed and developed a custom-built confocal imaging system. The signal-to-noise ratio was measured across two methods of scanning, and image reconstructions ...
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October 01 2024
Gerardo Perez Llamas, James Dove
The extreme density of neutron stars gives rise to exotic phenomena that cannot be found anywhere else in the universe. Modeling the structure of a neutron star can elucidate what processes keep a ...
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October 01 2024
John Meneghini
Computed tomography (CT) imaging, while essential for diagnostics, exposes patients to ionizing radiation. To accurately quantify radiation dosage, this study introduces MIDSX, a specialized ...
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October 01 2024
Daniel Humphrey
We present an overview of Maxwell’s equations in covariant form, aimed at the undergraduate familiar with the vector formalism of electrodynamics. We motivate this project with the tenets of special ...
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October 01 2024
Jerrick Phan, Meredith Cullen
We present various approaches, including force and energy methods, for determining the equivalent spring constant of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) oscillating system with multiple springs. In the ...
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October 01 2024
Aditya K. Rao
One of the key mysteries of quantum mechanics is the apparent faster-than-light communication between entangled particles. This was one of the qualms highlighted by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen in ...
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October 01 2024
Vivek Abraham, Joel Deville et al.
A relatively new development in quasar and Seyfert research is the utilization of machine learning to expedite data collection and aid in analysis. This paper discusses a specific application of ...
The Application of Machine Learning to AGN Classification
Vivek Abraham, Joel Deville, et al.
Modeling the Structure of a Neutron Star Using Relativistic Degeneracy Pressure
Gerardo Perez Llamas, James Dove
Modern Methodologies in Machine Learning–Based Classification of Variable Stars
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