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February 1985
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Letters
Clarify the Language of Science
Physics Today 38 (2), 15–104 (1985);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814444
Search and Discovery
Articles
The Physics of Dance
Physics Today 38 (2), 24–31 (1985);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880998
Analyzing movements of dance in terms of Newtonian mechanics yields insights into aesthetic performance, and can be of value not only to students and teachers, but also to spectators of dance.
Asteroids and Comets
Physics Today 38 (2), 32–41 (1985);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880999
The formation of the Sun and planets left remnants, such as the million objects larger than 1 km between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, that give us a look at the original building blocks of the solar system.
Wallace Clement Sabine and Acoustics
Physics Today 38 (2), 44–51 (1985);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881000
Using the resources of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Sabine changed architectural acoustics from an obscure body of knowledge to an experimental science.
Ultra‐High‐Current Electron Induction Accelerators
Physics Today 38 (2), 58–69 (1985);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881001
American and Soviet physicists are building accelerators that use time‐varying magnetic fields to generate electron pulses of many kiloamps for some unconventional applications.
Washington Reports
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Editorial
France’s Oppenheimer
William Sweet
Making qubits from magnetic molecules
Stephen Hill
Learning to see gravitational lenses
Sebastian Fernandez-Mulligan