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Educational Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor

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Khosrow Hassani, Veyana Khajehhassanirabori
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 93, 264–271 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0230503
Published: March 2025
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A simple model of a gravitational lens from geometric optics

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Bogdan Szafraniec, James F. Harford
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 878–884 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0157513
Published: November 2024
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In this issue: November 2024

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John Essick, Jesse Kinder, Claire A. Marrache-Kikuchi, Beth Parks, B. Cameron Reed, Todd Springer
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Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 825–826 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0240446
Published: November 2024
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Beyond the ABCDs: A better matrix method for geometric optics by using homogeneous coordinates

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Theodore A. Corcovilos
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 91, 449–457 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0083069
Published: June 2023
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Using a smartphone camera to explore ray optics beyond the thin lens equation

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M. C. Sullivan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 610–616 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0090854
Published: August 2022
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Unexplored aspects of a variational principle in electrostatics

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Kolahal Bhattacharya, Debapriyo Syam
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 90, 207–210 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0060116
Published: March 2022
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Methods to depolarize narrow and broad spectrum light

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Tom A. Kuusela
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 963–968 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0005269
Published: October 2021
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Interference patterns produced by an evaporating droplet on a horizontal surface

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Gia Long Ngo, Quang Truong Pham, Ngoc Diep Lai, Danh Bich Do
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 862–868 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004958
Published: September 2021
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Haidinger–Michelson rings in white light

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Youssef El Azhari, Saïd Tagmouti
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 721–729 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003798
Published: July 2021
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Particle velocity = group velocity: A common assumption in the different theories of Louis de Broglie and Erwin Schrödinger

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Nathan Lima, Ricardo Karam
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 521–528 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003165
Published: May 2021
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Sun glints and luminous wriggles by the seashore

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R. De Luca
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 89, 21–25 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001882
Published: January 2021
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On the Wiener optical method to study molecular diffusion in liquids

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Jean-Marc Roussel, Marc Gailhanou, Alexandre Larrivé, Luis Montero, Margaux Zaffran, Claude Torregrosa
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 661–669 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001448
Published: August 2020
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A simple experimental system to illustrate the nonlinear properties of a linear chain under compression

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Denis Weaire, Ali Irannezhad, Adil Mughal, Stefan Hutzler
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 347–352 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000667
Published: May 2020
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The Hamilton–Jacobi equation: An alternative approach

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Bahram Houchmandzadeh
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 353–359 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000781
Published: May 2020
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Low-cost nonlinear optics experiment for undergraduate instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration: A second experiment

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Marlon S. Ribeiro, Karen C. Ribeiro, Sergio L. Gómez, Vinicius M. Lenart, Rozane de F. Turchiello
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 102–107 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000298
Published: February 2020
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Conceptual difficulties in interpreting the real image of an object

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Mićo M. Mitrović, Branislava M. Misailović, Biljana Z. Maksimović, Andrijana A. Žekić
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 141–147 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000520
Published: February 2020
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Reflections in a moving mirror

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Mohsen Maesumi
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 88, 46–50 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000172
Published: January 2020
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A sundial with hour lines portraying the Earth

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Joachim Heierli
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 955–960 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000033
Published: December 2019
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Simple undergraduate experiment for synthesizing and analyzing non-uniformly polarized beams by means of a Fresnel biprism

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Gemma Piquero, Ismael Marcos-Muñoz, J. C. G. de Sande
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 208–213 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5089423
Published: March 2019
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Simple analytic expressions of Fresnel diffraction patterns at a straight strip and slit for Gaussian wave illumination

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M. Wichtowski
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 171–175 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5089415
Published: March 2019
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