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An example of computer modeling to teach energy conservation concepts

Paulo H. Acioli
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 543–549 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5110699
Published: July 2019
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Elastic collisions of smooth spherical objects: Finding final velocities in four simple steps

Mojca Čepič
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 200–207 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5089753
Published: March 2019
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Colliding nuclei to colliding galaxies: Illustrations using a simple colliding liquid-drop apparatus

F. D. Becchetti, S. L. Mack, W. R. Robinson, M. Ojaruega
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 83, 846–856 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4926958
Published: October 2015
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Linear least squares fit when both variables are affected by equal uncorrelated errors

Alessandro Petrolini
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 1178–1185 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4893679
Published: December 2014
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Understanding an anomaly

Barry R. Holstein
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 591–596 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4867052
Published: June 2014
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Orbits of massless particles in the Schwarzschild metric: Exact solutions

Gerardo Muñoz
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 564–573 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4866274
Published: June 2014
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Photonic Rutherford scattering: A classical and quantum mechanical analogy in ray and wave optics

Markus Selmke, Frank Cichos
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 405–413 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4798259
Published: June 2013
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Origin of the thermodynamic time arrow demonstrated in a realistic statistical system

Krzysztof Rȩbilas
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 700–707 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4728999
Published: August 2012
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Orthonormal basis for nonparaxial focused fields in two dimensions, and its application to modeling scattering and optical manipulation of objects

Krista Lombardo, Miguel A. Alonso
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 82–93 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3650694
Published: January 2012
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Student understanding of the angular momentum of classical particles

Hunter G. Close, Paula R. L. Heron
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 1068–1078 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3579141
Published: October 2011
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Application of high-speed imaging to determine the dynamics of billiards

S. Mathavan, M. R. Jackson, R. M. Parkin
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 77, 788–794 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3157159
Published: September 2009
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The swingby mechanism analyzed with a new graphical formalism for three-dimensional elastic collisions

Rainer Müller
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 77, 354–359 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3072898
Published: April 2009
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Semiclassical scattering in two dimensions

Sadhan K. Adhikari, Mahir S. Hussein
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1108–1113 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2970054
Published: December 2008
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The trajectory of an electron in a plasma

Arnaud Beck, Nicole Meyer-Vernet
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 934–936 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2942411
Published: October 2008
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Cue and ball deflection (or “squirt”) in billiards

Rod Cross
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 205–212 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2825392
Published: March 2008
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Experimental study of the gear effect in ball collisions

Rod Cross, Alan M. Nathan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 75, 658–664 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2713788
Published: July 2007
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An introduction to dynamical friction in stellar systems

Héctor Aceves, María Colosimo
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 75, 139–147 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2388968
Published: February 2007
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Scattering of a baseball by a bat

Rod Cross, Alan M. Nathan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 896–904 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2209246
Published: October 2006
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Model study of the Landau–Zener approximation

Sydney Geltman, Nathan D. Aragon
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 73, 1050–1054 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2063047
Published: November 2005
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Snell’s law from an elementary particle viewpoint

D. Drosdoff, A. Widom
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 73, 973–975 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2000974
Published: October 2005
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