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Rendezvous revisited: The search for fast-intercept solutions

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Eric M. Edlund
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 595–602 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0095559
Published: August 2023
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2023 AAPT award citations at the summer meeting in Sacramento, California

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Beth Parks
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 577–578 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0161894
Published: August 2023
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In this issue: September 2022

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John Essick, Adam Fritsch, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Don Salisbury, Todd Springer
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 645–646 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0111192
Published: September 2022
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Conic transfer arcs for Kepler's problem

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Robert W. Easton, Rodney L. Anderson, Martin W. Lo
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 666–671 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0080491
Published: September 2022
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Modelling the Earth's magnetic field

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Nuno Barros e Sá, Lourenço Faria, Bernardo Alves, Miguel Cymbron
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 436–444 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0074846
Published: June 2022
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Gravitational orbits and the Lambert problem

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Ian R. Gatland
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 177–178 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0060998
Published: March 2022
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In this issue: October 2021

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Joseph Amato, Tyler Engstrom, John Essick, Harvey Gould, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Raina Olsen, Beth Parks, Jan Tobochnik
Jan Tobochnik
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 905–906 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0066646
Published: October 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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In this issue: September 2021

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Beth Parks
Beth Parks
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 825–826 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0063156
Published: September 2021
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In this issue: August 2021

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Beth Parks
Beth Parks
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 745–746 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0060663
Published: August 2021
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Black hole flyby

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Sebastian J. Szybka
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 783–788 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004305
Published: August 2021
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Interception and rendezvous: An intuition-building approach to orbital dynamics

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Eric M. Edlund
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 559–566 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003489
Published: June 2021
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The sun diver: Combining solar sails with the Oberth effect

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Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 235–243 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002178
Published: March 2021
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High-speed escape from a circular orbit

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Philip R. Blanco, Carl E. Mungan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 72–79 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001956
Published: January 2021
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A note on a straight gravity tunnel through a rotating body

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Aleksander Simonič
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 499–502 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001181
Published: June 2020
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Using Kepler's laws and Rutherford scattering to chart the seven gravity assists in the epic sunward journey of the Parker Solar Probe

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Dana Longcope
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 11–19 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000145
Published: January 2020
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The delicate dance of orbital rendezvous

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Bradley W. Carroll
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 627–637 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5115341
Published: August 2019
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A unified, contemporary approach to teaching energy in introductory physics

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Ruth Chabay, Bruce Sherwood, Aaron Titus
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 504–509 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5109519
Published: July 2019
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Thrust Into Space: Official 50th Anniversary Reissue

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Michael Allison
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 485–487 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5095061
Published: June 2019
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Comoving frames and the Lorentz–Fitzgerald contraction

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Alon Drory
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 5–9 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5082535
Published: January 2019
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