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Low-entropy expressions

Sanjoy Mahajan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 613–615 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5111838
Published: August 2019
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Making energy relevant: The role of free energy in introductory physics

Benjamin D. Geller, Abigail R. Daane
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 558–568 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5110698
Published: July 2019
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Can mechanical energy vanish into thin air?

Joaquín Moreno
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 86, 220–224 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5019022
Published: March 2018
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An introduction to inhomogeneous liquids, density functional theory, and the wetting transition

Adam P. Hughes, Uwe Thiele, Andrew J. Archer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 1119–1129 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4890823
Published: December 2014
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NEXUS/Physics: An interdisciplinary repurposing of physics for biologists

E. F. Redish, C. Bauer, K. L. Carleton, T. J. Cooke, M. Cooper, C. H. Crouch, B. W. Dreyfus, B. D. Geller, J. Giannini, J. S. Gouvea, M. W. Klymkowsky, W. Losert, K. Moore, J. Presson, V. Sawtelle, K. V. Thompson, C. Turpen, R. K. P. Zia
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 368–377 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870386
Published: May 2014
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Entropy and spontaneity in an introductory physics course for life science students

Benjamin D. Geller, Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Julia Gouvea, Vashti Sawtelle, Chandra Turpen, Edward F. Redish
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 394–402 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870389
Published: May 2014
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Beyond Clausius–Clapeyron: Determining the second derivative of a first-order phase transition line

Matthew Krafcik, Eduardo Sánchez Velasco
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 301–305 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4858403
Published: April 2014
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Why is the Legendre transformation its own inverse?

Harald Skarke
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 554–555 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4795320
Published: July 2013
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Beyond the Van Der Waals loop: What can be learned from simulating Lennard-Jones fluids inside the region of phase coexistence

Kurt Binder, Benjamin J. Block, Peter Virnau, Andreas Tröster
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 1099–1109 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4754020
Published: December 2012
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Rounding off the cow: Challenges and successes in an interdisciplinary physics course for life science students

Dawn C. Meredith, Jessica A. Bolker
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 913–922 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4733357
Published: October 2012
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Thermodynamic Venn diagrams: Sorting out forces, fluxes, and Legendre transforms

W. C. Kerr, J. C. Macosko
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 950–953 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3599177
Published: September 2011
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Capillary rise and condensation in a cone as an illustration of a spinodal

M. S. Pettersen, E. Rolley, J. Treiner
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 831–837 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3599073
Published: August 2011
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Liquid-vapor coexistence and the PVT surface of a lattice fluid

Javier Cervera, M. Amparo Gilabert, José A. Manzanares
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 206–213 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3531942
Published: February 2011
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Fixed volume versus fixed pressure liquid-vapor transition

D. Calecki, D. Lederer, B. Roulet, B. Diu, C. Guthmann
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 1316–1322 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3480027
Published: December 2010
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A more thorough analysis of water rockets: Moist adiabats, transient flows, and inertial forces in a soda bottle

Cedric J. Gommes
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 78, 236–243 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3257702
Published: March 2010
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Making sense of the Legendre transform

R. K. P. Zia, Edward F. Redish, Susan R. McKay
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 77, 614–622 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3119512
Published: July 2009
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Statistical consequences of the zero-point energy of the harmonic oscillator

Luis de la Peña, Andrea Valdés-Hernández, Ana María Cetto
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 947–955 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2948780
Published: October 2008
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Uniqueness of chemical equilibria in ideal mixtures of ideal gases

Joseph M. Powers, Samuel Paolucci
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 848–855 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2919742
Published: September 2008
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Thermodynamics of a pure substance at the triple point

S. Velasco, C. Fernández-Pineda
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 75, 1086–1091 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2779880
Published: December 2007
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Scaling laws at the critical point

S. Davatolhagh
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 441–442 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2173273
Published: May 2006
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