European Journal of Physics

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Physics is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Learning fluid dynamics and the principles of flight: from primary school to STEM degrees46
A derivation of E = mc 2 without electrodynamics30
Experimental analysis of propeller thrust in an undergraduate physics laboratory16
Optimizing acceleration measurements using a single photogate14
Using residual heat maps to visualise Benford’s multi-digit law13
Moment of inertia: tricky ways13
Estimating the maximum visual intensity of a nuclear fireball12
The eccentric disk and its eccentric behavior12
Packing soft spheres: experimental demonstrations with hydrogels11
Using zero-energy states to explore how external boundaries affect the number of bound states in a quantum well11
A shadow of the repulsive Rutherford scattering in the laboratory frame10
One-dimension periodic potentials in Schrödinger equation solved by the finite difference method9
Vertical fall of a sphere opposed by fluid buoyancy and drag9
New analytical results in solid state physics using the Lambert W function9
Elementary examples of renormalization from mechanics and integral calculus9
Augmented reality technology in teaching about physics: a systematic review of opportunities and challenges9
Reply to ‘Comments on “Combined static and sliding friction on an inclined plane”’8
What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?8
The initial trajectory of a ball released from uniform circular motion8
EMF revisited8
The potential of a uniformly charged planar structure with shape of a rose curve8
Solution of quantum eigenvalue problems by means of algebraic consistency conditions8
Saha–Basu equation of state and its application to Carnot cycle8
One-dimensional Migdal effect8
How far can we see at day?8
A pendulum with a broken cylindrical symmetry: normal modes and beats8
Seeing the unseen—enhancing and evaluating undergraduate polarization experiments with interactive Mixed-Reality technology8
Justifying the classical partition function for bosonic and fermionic systems using computer based experiments7
Visualization of the rolling motion of spheres connected with a rubber band using an image processing technique7
Student understanding of the first law and second law of thermodynamics7
Teaching friction at university level through an experiment with images7
The effect of temperature on the coefficient of elasticity of a spring: construction of a device for its determination and calculation of its internal energy as a training practice7
The superconducting transition and mixed state of YBa2Cu3O6.95: an undergraduate experiment7
Soft shadow images7
Active and passive transductions—definitions and implications for learning6
The bismar scale and elastic collisions: a geometrical analogy6
Bridging external and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopies through computational simulations6
The time-dependent quantum harmonic oscillator: a pedagogical approach via the Lewis-Riesenfeld dynamical invariant method6
A derivation of the Schrödinger equation from Feynman’s path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics6
Experimental study of the gear effect6
On swimmer’s strategies in various currents6
Relativistic mechanics and thermodynamics: IV. Thermodynamic processes5
End of correspondence concerning ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’ by J M Aguirregabiria et al (2022 Eur. J. Phys. 43 035603)5
Online learning mediated by social teaching platforms: an experience from a flipped undergraduate physics course in renewable energies5
Real centrifugal forces in relativistic rotating spacetimes: a simple introduction5
Fresnel–Arago laws: an easily feasible demonstration and laboratory exercise for students5
On the inductance of a Möbius strip5
Surprises in the theory of elasticity: pairwise atomic interactions, central forces, and Cauchy relations5
Study of thermodynamic properties of N particles in one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential5
Solving time-independent Schrödinger equation variationally using random numbers5
Modeling as sensemaking: towards a theory of modelling in physics education4
Video analysis of a massive coiled spring transverse oscillations described by Fourier series4
Observations of a driven pendulum at low amplitudes4
Modelling small and large displacements of a sphere on an elastic half-space exposed to a dynamic force4
The mechanics of a cat landing from a drop4
Multiple slit interference: a hyperbola based analysis4
On the periphery of university physics: trainee physics teachers’ experiences of learning undergraduate physics4
On the proper derivation of the expression for power delivered to a conductor during the electric current flow4
Second comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’4
Some applications of perturbation theory in atomic physics4
Modeling in nuclear physics: a visual approach to the limitations of the semi-empirical mass formula4
Estimating the internal friction and the rotational inertia of a homemade oscillatory system4
Magnetic energy in quasistatic systems4
Revisiting the bound states of a confined delta potential4
Canadian banknotes to explore the phenomenon of diffraction4
Probing the effect on student conceptual understanding due to a forced mid-semester transition to online teaching4
Enhancing students’ understanding of vectors through personalized adaptive learning4
Two-dimensional collisions of disks and spheres4
Minimum energy principles in electrostatics4
A physical point of view on the arithmetic and geometric mean inequality4
Designing new types of problems using peer-reviewed papers4
Diffraction patterns of optical discs under the far-field condition4
Geodetic model for teaching motion on the Earth’s spheroidal surface3
Analysis of the decay process of the radiation dose rate using open data on the Internet3
Current loop and point dipole configurations for magnetic multipoles3
Graphical method of solving problems on bistability in physical systems3
Free fall of a symmetrical gyroscope in vacuum3
Lab courses for prospective physics teachers: what could we learn from the first COVID-19 lockdown?3
The algebraic origin of the Doppler factor in the Liénard–Wiechert potentials3
High precision measurement of shear modulus based on Michelson equal thickness interference3
Chemical damping of the motion of a piston: irreversibilities arising from nonequilibrium conditions on the chemical potential3
Exploring digital signal processing using an interactive Jupyter notebook and smartphone accelerometer data3
Elucidating the coherent and incoherent reflection of plane-waves in finite thickness media: a practical pedagogical application3
Friction models of one-dimensional earthquakes3
Rotation of a ring around a horizontal rod3
Discussion for the enhanced understanding of the photoelectric effect3
Applying the method of cases of equilibrium: from the unprecedented ‘case of equilibrium of Ampère’s motor’ to a contemporary deduction of Ampère’s electrodynamic force3
Reply to Comment on ‘Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged triangle in barycentric coordinates’3
Strange property of physical quantities of some petal shape objects3
Charge density in non-homogeneous media3
Various methods for solving the pursuit problem with two objects on a plane3
Remote teaching data-driven physical modeling through a COVID-19 open-ended data challenge3
The acoustic Galton board3
Configurations of dipoles, moving charges and currents for dynamic spherical multipoles3
Redistribution of translational kinetic energy: the surprises of bounces3
The effects of active learning on students’ sense of belonging and academic performance in introductory physics courses3
Characterization of a solar concentration thermoelectric generator3
Modelling bagpipes: numerical simulation exercise for distributed parameter system3
Oblique impact of ice hockey and plastic pucks with a rigid surface3
Sensitivity kernels in seismic wave propagation: a simplified explanation for the banana-doughnut paradox3
Challenges in addressing student difficulties with measurement uncertainty of two-state quantum systems using a multiple-choice question sequence in online and in-person classes3
Drude’s lesser known error of a factor of two and Lorentz’s correction3
Study of the effect of electromagnetic damping force on a magnet oscillating near a non-ferromagnetic conducting plate3
Dirac equation from stereographic projection of the momentum sphere3
The pulsed rocket on a mass–momentum diagram2
Thermal radiation equilibrium: (nonrelativistic) classical mechanics versus (relativistic) classical electrodynamics2
Digital orbitals: connecting the tight-binding and plane-wave approaches through sampled-real-space models2
Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network2
Comment on ‘Covariant formulation of electrodynamics in isotropic media’2
Kinetically anisotropic Hamiltonians: plane waves, Madelung streamlines and superpositions2
Inflection reflection: images in mirrors whose curvature changes sign2
A spherical version of Feynman’s static field momentum example2
A demonstration of contextuality using quantum computers2
Heisenberg uncertainty principle: an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment based on quantum quadrature operators2
Smooth and oscillatory geometric phase corrections for driven spins2
Falling off a balcony: a student experiment2
Analytic solutions for drag and Magnus forces2
Force, inertia and motion from Aristotle to nowadays didactics2
Two-dimensional distribution experiment of ‘lattice diffraction’ using ultrasound in an educational laboratory2
Measuring the center and the dimension of our Galaxy using globular clusters2
Approximate solution to the motion of a rolling ellipse2
Comment on ‘On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk’2
Analysis of the current induced by the motion of a magnet pendulum with a large initial angle2
Cooling of an object by forced convection2
The jerk and the vertical fall of a shuttlecock2
New features in Franck–Hertz experiment with argon: experiment and Monte Carlo simulation2
Derivation of the Boltzmann entropy equation in a toy model2
Dynamics of a bouncing table tennis ball from the acoustic signature using an optical fibre sensor2
The art of fitting ordinary differential equations models to experimental results2
Playing lato–lato is difficult and this is why2
A general derivation of the classical Doppler effect in 3D space2
Theoretical optimal shape of a longest reach cantilever2
Simple derivation of tangential and sagittal focal lengths of a tilted spherical mirror2
Teaching ideal gas in a uniform field: exploring student preferences2
Does a physical pendulum ever act like a simple pendulum?2
Thermodynamics of a particle in square well potential2
Comparing students’ flow states during apparatus-based versus video-based lab activities2
Dynamics of a rolling egg2
Investigation of infinitely rapidly oscillating distributions2
Energy loss in cue-ball collisions2
Black holes, Achilles and the original tortoise coordinate2
Initial release condition dependent decoupling motion of a Wilberforce pendulum in the case of near resonance2
Superposing tidal force fields2
Novel design of phase demodulation scheme for fiber optic interferometric sensors in the advanced undergraduate laboratory2
Feynman's puzzle and the twins: applying the equivalence principle and the red shift2
Curvature radius of conic sections: a kinematic derivation2
Maxwell’s equations as mechanical law2
On the magnetostatic scalar potential and magnetic field of a cylindrical magnet2
Measurement of the angular correlation between the two gamma rays emitted in the radioactive decays of a 60Co source with two NaI(Tl) scintillators2
Photons from relativistic nuclear collisions2
Another look at the current-carrying wire in special relativity2
Inertia from radiation: A semiclassical approach2
Trajectory of a golf ball on a sloping green2
A new multifunctional apparatus for magnetic field2
Solving differential equations with deep learning: a beginner’s guide2
Helmholtz resonators with more than one opening2
Fermionic superfluidity: from cold atoms to neutron stars2
Comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’2
Plane-wave propagation in media with electromagnetic anisotropy2
Enigmatic factor of 4/3 in electromagnetic momentum of a moving spherical capacitor2
Sliding down over a horizontally moving semi-sphere2
An alternative to the Euler equation of rigid body rotational dynamics2
Non-returning boomerangs: an engaging exercise in rotational dynamics2
Point charge representations of multipoles2
Gender differences in test anxiety and self-efficacy: why instructors should emphasize low-stakes formative assessments in physics courses2
Dynamics of the looping pendulum: theory, simulation, and experiment1
Explaining the singular oscillator: physical considerations and mechanical analogies1
A derivation of the Doppler factor in the Liénard–Wiechert potentials1
Adaptive polygon rendering for interactive visualization in the Schwarzschild spacetime1
Electromotive force (emf) for the confused1
On the ball on a string demonstration of angular momentum conservation1
Rigid diatomic polar molecules in an external uniform electric field1
Venus’s phases: evidence supporting heliocentrism1
Quick counting of probability distributions for the sum of multi-sided dice: a physical and didactic approach1
Corrigendum: The role of emissivity during the cooling of a body: an experimental design for a laboratory classroom (2017 Eur. J. Phys. 38 015102)1
Sensemaking of wave–particle duality in a scientific outreach minicourse: a study based in self-regulation1
An ideal gas and the increasing (total) entropy principle: what is allowed in the PV plane and what is not1
A study of capillarity phenomena by using a computer-based simulation approach1
Lift force measurements in a Bernoulli funnel-ball experiment explained using the Bernoulli equation1
White-light versus discrete wavelength measurements of Faraday dispersion and the Verdet constant1
Subtle dynamics of the chaotic torsion pendulum: a detailed comparison between experiments and numerical simulations1
The electric potential of an infinite conducting cylinder with an n-cusped hypocycloidal cross-section1
The Yukawa interaction in ordinary quantum mechanics1
Anharmonic oscillator: a playground to get insight into renormalization1
Comment on ‘An ideal gas and the increasing (total) entropy principle: what is allowed in the PV plane and what is not’1
Interdisciplinary undergraduate education: edge tone experiments inspired by Chinese classical literature1
Supporting laboratories in physics education with virtual experiments videos1
Paddle-wheels, friction, and moving-boundary work1
University student understanding and reasoning on work–energy relations1
Incorporating IYPT problems into large-enrollment introductory physics labs for inquiry-based learning1
Eponyms in physics: useful tools and cultural heritage1
On the photon motion near a five-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole1
Inverse design from the catenary problem1
A geometric approach to the envelope of Coulomb orbits starting from a point in space1
Simultaneous determination of mass parameter and radial marker in Schwarzschild geometry1
Levitation, oscillations, and wave propagation in a stratified fluid1
Ultrasound scanner—Teaching tool1
Reply to comment on ‘The polarizability of a confined atomic system: an application of the Dalgarno–Lewis method’1
Low budget gamma spectroscopy1
Warm wall in autumn: how to use the solar irradiation in full? * 1
Pedagogical study of the image of a magnetic dipole in front of a superconducting sphere1
1D Ising model using the Kronecker sum and Kronecker product1
Studying the breakdown electric field in uniform and non-uniform air gaps1
The motion of a washer on a vertical steel rod1
Comparative analysis of the acoustical impedance of a set of traditional trombones versus P-Bone1
Interaction energy between two identical hemispherical surfaces with uniform surface charge density1
Using students’ critical aspects to deepen understanding of nuclear physics concepts1
Computational physics in action: the problem of a charged conducting toroid1
Thermal capacities and polytropic processes1
Ten steps to entropy1
The electric flux through a square of a point charge near one corner1
Maxwell equations with spin density1
Addendum on ‘Natural number dynamics: reconstructing physics from generalized atomicity’ (2021 Eur. J. Phys. 42 025402)1
Factoring 15 with a remote quantum computer: a complete guide for beginners1
Counting statistic experiment1
Can ChatGPT pass a physics degree? Making a case for reformation of assessment of undergraduate degrees1
Visualization of cylindrical resonances1
Independent friction-restitution modeling of collisions: application to planar sphere rebound on a massive surface1
Investigating the epistemology of physics students while reflecting on solutions1
An interesting class of exact solutions to Binet’s equation, with references to Newton’s and Einstein’s theories of gravity1
A hydraulic energy flow within the moving Earth1
Mass formulas for individual black holes in merging binaries1
Implementing active learning in a teaching–learning sequence on rolling motion for mechanical engineers1
Set-up for observation thermal voltage noise and determination of absolute temperature and Boltzmann constant1
Leidenfrost drop dynamics: a forgotten past and modern day rediscoveries1
Hybridization bond states and band structure of graphene: a simple approach1
TDLAS based gas absorption spectrum detection system for the college physics experimental teaching1
On a paradox in quantum mechanics and its resolution1
Modelling assisted tunneling on the Bloch sphere using the Quantum Composer1
A brief comment on the numerical results in ‘Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged triangle in barycentric coordinates’1
Measurement of capillarity using oblique plates as a function of the separation angle, temperature and glycerol concentration in water1
A graduate laboratory experiment to set up a photon-counting detector using MKIDs1
Radiation of relativistic ‘harmonic’ oscillator1
Analysis of DVD diffraction patterns under oblique light illumination1
A thermoelectric cloud chamber: I. Redesign and operation1
On the cause of surface tension at a liquid–gas interface1
Investigative photometry experiments on planar extended-light sources1
Relativistic velocity addition from the geometry of momentum space1
Fermi–Dirac and Bose–Einstein distributions: an alternative approach1
Exploring mass–energy equivalence with consideration of quantum nature1
Four errors students make with inverse-square law vectors1
A simple model for the prediction of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, depending on global CO2 emissions1
Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged annulus1
A mechanical model for polar curves1
How often does unguided peer interaction lead to correct response consensus? An example from conceptual survey of electricity and magnetism1
Experiments on temperature regulation using a Peltier element and PID technique1
A high-precision opto-ultrasonic grating instrument: enhanced durability, low maintenance cost, and potential in physics education1
Understanding student challenges with circulation and Ampère–Maxwell law1
Should you walk, run or sprint in the rain to get less wet?1
Tractrix with inertia1
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