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On the analogy between spinning disks coming to rest and merging black holes

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Domenico Davide Meringolo, Francesco Conidi, Alessandra Mercuri, Massimino Sposato, Riccardo Cristoforo Barberi, Giuseppe Pucci
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 93, 551–556 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0208307
Published: July 2025
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Comment on “Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories” [Am. J. Phys. 92 (6), 444–449 (2024)]

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Frank Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 982–983 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0227213
Published: December 2024
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The hardest-hit home run?

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Donald C. Warren
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 834–840 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0219325
Published: November 2024
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In this issue: October 2024

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Mario Belloni, John Essick, Harvey Gould, Jesse Kinder, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Raina Olsen, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Donald Salisbury, Todd Springer, Jan Tobochnik, Keith Zengel
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 725–726 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0234511
Published: October 2024
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Gravitational waves without general relativity redux

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Robert C. Hilborn
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 780–785 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0175979
Published: October 2024
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The physics of “everesting” on a bicycle

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Martin Bier
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 737–742 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0131679
Published: October 2024
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Computing the shape of planet Earth

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Stephen J. Norton
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 488–492 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0145569
Published: July 2024
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Determining the difference between local acceleration and local gravity: Applications of the equivalence principle to relativistic trajectories

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Steven A. Balbus
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 444–449 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0162082
Published: June 2024
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Lagrange points and regionally conserved quantities

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Eric M. Edlund
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 414–423 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0160904
Published: June 2024
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An alternative way to solve the small oscillations problem

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Sergio A. Hojman
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 579–584 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0106530
Published: August 2023
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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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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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Free fall of a quantum many-body system

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A. Colcelli, G. Mussardo, G. Sierra, A. Trombettoni
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 833–840 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0013427
Published: November 2022
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Calculation and measurement of center of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles

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Jose M. Campillo-Robles, Ibon Alonso, Ane Gondra, Nerea Gondra
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 652 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0061884
Published: September 2022
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Gravitational effects of ice sheets on sea level

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Douglas A. Kurtze
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 351–358 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0067924
Published: May 2022
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A note on Newton's shell-point equivalency theorem

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B. Cameron Reed
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 394–396 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0072584
Published: May 2022
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Energy conservation strategies for electric vehicles on hills

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François Schiettekatte
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 1018–1025 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005854
Published: November 2021
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Tidal effects in a spacecraft

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Ugo Besson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 909–915 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005070
Published: October 2021
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Analyzing the motion of a mass sliding on a sphere with friction

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Terry W. McDaniel
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 921–926 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005071
Published: October 2021
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Gravity-driven fluid oscillations in a drinking straw: An alternative approach

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Robert Frederik Diaz Uy
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 982–983 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005993
Published: October 2021
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