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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
One-dimension periodic potentials in Schrödinger equation solved by the finite difference method69
A derivation of E = mc 2 without electrodynamics30
Using residual heat maps to visualise Benford’s multi-digit law18
Elementary examples of renormalization from mechanics and integral calculus15
Estimating the maximum visual intensity of a nuclear fireball13
Learning fluid dynamics and the principles of flight: from primary school to STEM degrees13
Experimental analysis of propeller thrust in an undergraduate physics laboratory13
Using zero-energy states to explore how external boundaries affect the number of bound states in a quantum well12
Packing soft spheres: experimental demonstrations with hydrogels11
Moment of inertia: tricky ways11
Augmented reality technology in teaching about physics: a systematic review of opportunities and challenges11
Kinematic analysis of velocity composition at the intersection of crossed rigid rods11
New analytical results in solid state physics using the Lambert W function11
Vertical fall of a sphere opposed by fluid buoyancy and drag11
Reply to ‘Comments on “Combined static and sliding friction on an inclined plane”’10
Seeing the unseen—enhancing and evaluating undergraduate polarization experiments with interactive Mixed-Reality technology10
One-dimensional Migdal effect10
The potential of a uniformly charged planar structure with shape of a rose curve10
Layered modeling of a real-world drag-force problem: A pedagogical journey from idealized to realistic physics9
The initial trajectory of a ball released from uniform circular motion9
How far can we see at day?9
EMF revisited9
A pendulum with a broken cylindrical symmetry: normal modes and beats8
The time-dependent quantum harmonic oscillator: a pedagogical approach via the Lewis–Riesenfeld dynamical invariant method8
What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?8
Saha–Basu equation of state and its application to Carnot cycle8
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
A derivation of the Schrödinger equation from Feynman’s path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics6
Development of soft and hard skills of high-school students via young physicists’ tournament6
Bridging external and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopies through computational simulations6
The superconducting transition and mixed state of YBa2Cu3O6.95: an undergraduate experiment6
On swimmer’s strategies in various currents6
A comparative study of two methods of determining the Young’s modulus of the material of a cantilever bar by smartphone photography6
The bismar scale and elastic collisions: a geometrical analogy6
Soft shadow images6
Visualization of the rolling motion of spheres connected with a rubber band using an image processing technique6
Theoretical and experimental analysis of stable equilibria of floating cylinders6
Tilted washboards of potential energy6
End of correspondence concerning ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’ by J M Aguirregabiria et al (2022 Eur. J. Phys. 43 035603)5
Enhancing students’ understanding of vectors through personalized adaptive learning5
Study of thermodynamic properties of N particles in one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential5
Justifying the classical partition function for bosonic and fermionic systems using computer based experiments5
Real centrifugal forces in relativistic rotating spacetimes: a simple introduction5
Active and passive transductions—definitions and implications for learning5
Modeling in nuclear physics: a visual approach to the limitations of the semi-empirical mass formula5
Second comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’5
Surprises in the theory of elasticity: pairwise atomic interactions, central forces, and Cauchy relations5
Relativistic mechanics and thermodynamics: IV. Thermodynamic processes5
On the proper derivation of the expression for power delivered to a conductor during the electric current flow5
Designing new types of problems using peer-reviewed papers4
Modular study of a force-magnetic coupling system4
Revisiting the bound states of a confined delta potential4
A physical point of view on the arithmetic and geometric mean inequality4
On the inductance of a Möbius strip4
Video analysis of a massive coiled spring transverse oscillations described by Fourier series4
Two-dimensional collisions of disks and spheres4
The mechanics of a cat landing from a drop4
Magnetic energy in quasistatic systems4
Canadian banknotes to explore the phenomenon of diffraction4
Fresnel–Arago laws: an easily feasible demonstration and laboratory exercise for students4
Solving time-independent Schrödinger equation variationally using random numbers4
Online learning mediated by social teaching platforms: an experience from a flipped undergraduate physics course in renewable energies4
Diffraction patterns of optical discs under the far-field condition4
Estimating the internal friction and the rotational inertia of a homemade oscillatory system4
Operator-based derivation of the wavefunctions of the Morse potential4
Minimum energy principles in electrostatics4
Time mirror in a lumped transmission line4
Probing the effect on student conceptual understanding due to a forced mid-semester transition to online teaching4
Configurations of dipoles, moving charges and currents for dynamic spherical multipoles3
Lab courses for prospective physics teachers: what could we learn from the first COVID-19 lockdown?3
Analysis of the decay process of the radiation dose rate using open data on the Internet3
Chemical damping of the motion of a piston: irreversibilities arising from nonequilibrium conditions on the chemical potential3
Dirac equation from stereographic projection of the momentum sphere3
Acoustics in the daily life of bats3
Discussion for the enhanced understanding of the photoelectric effect3
Rolling a barrel up a ramp3
Modelling analysis and application on bead chain fountains3
Rotation of a ring around a horizontal rod3
Elucidating the coherent and incoherent reflection of plane-waves in finite thickness media: a practical pedagogical application3
Exploring digital signal processing using an interactive Jupyter notebook and smartphone accelerometer data3
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
Least crossing time of a boat in a time-dependent current.3
Current loop and point dipole configurations for magnetic multipoles3
On the motion of a point charge in a plate capacitor considering influence effects3
Sensitivity kernels in seismic wave propagation: a simplified explanation for the banana-doughnut paradox3
Oblique impact of ice hockey and plastic pucks with a rigid surface3
Redistribution of translational kinetic energy: the surprises of bounces3
The algebraic origin of the Doppler factor in the Liénard–Wiechert potentials3
Strange property of physical quantities of some petal shape objects3
Friction models of one-dimensional earthquakes3
High precision measurement of shear modulus based on Michelson equal thickness interference3
The acoustic Galton board3
The effects of active learning on students’ sense of belonging and academic performance in introductory physics courses3
Charge density in non-homogeneous media3
Modelling bagpipes: numerical simulation exercise for distributed parameter system3
Relativistic length evolution and breakdown of rigidity: a Minkowski diagram analysis3
Time varying interference produced by longitudinal laser modes3
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
Theoretical optimal shape of a longest reach cantilever2
Comparing students’ flow states during apparatus-based versus video-based lab activities2
The art of fitting ordinary differential equations models to experimental results2
Trajectory of a golf ball on a sloping green2
A general derivation of the classical Doppler effect in 3D space2
Superposing tidal force fields2
Solving differential equations with deep learning: a beginner’s guide2
Point charge representations of multipoles2
Comment on ‘Covariant formulation of electrodynamics in isotropic media’2
On the magnetostatic scalar potential and magnetic field of a cylindrical magnet2
Remote teaching data-driven physical modeling through a COVID-19 open-ended data challenge2
Dynamics of a bouncing table tennis ball from the acoustic signature using an optical fibre sensor2
Development student guidebook on night sky brightness measurement project with DIY photometer kit2
Two-dimensional distribution experiment of ‘lattice diffraction’ using ultrasound in an educational laboratory2
Force, inertia and motion from Aristotle to nowadays didactics2
Initial release condition dependent decoupling motion of a Wilberforce pendulum in the case of near resonance2
Measuring the center and the dimension of our Galaxy using globular clusters2
An alternative to the Euler equation of rigid body rotational dynamics2
A new multifunctional apparatus for magnetic field2
Playing lato–lato is difficult and this is why2
Analysis of the current induced by the motion of a magnet pendulum with a large initial angle2
Geodetic model for teaching motion on the Earth’s spheroidal surface2
A horizontally driven inverted pendulum2
Another look at the current-carrying wire in special relativity2
Photons from relativistic nuclear collisions2
New features in Franck–Hertz experiment with argon: experiment and Monte Carlo simulation2
The Child–Langmuir diode as a physical system exhibiting constant jerk motion2
Sliding down over a horizontally moving semi-sphere2
Gender differences in test anxiety and self-efficacy: why instructors should emphasize low-stakes formative assessments in physics courses2
Application of generative AI-based programming in physics education for non-English speaking students2
Drude’s lesser known error of a factor of two and Lorentz’s correction2
Measurement of the angular correlation between the two gamma rays emitted in the radioactive decays of a 60Co source with two NaI(Tl) scintillators2
Comment on ‘On the electrostatic potential and electric field of a uniformly charged disk’2
Smooth and oscillatory geometric phase corrections for driven spins2
Study of the effect of electromagnetic damping force on a magnet oscillating near a non-ferromagnetic conducting plate2
Black holes, Achilles and the original tortoise coordinate2
Teaching ideal gas in a uniform field: exploring student preferences2
The jerk and the vertical fall of a shuttlecock2
Analytic solutions for drag and Magnus forces2
Does a physical pendulum ever act like a simple pendulum?2
Comment on ‘Maxwell’s equations and Lorentz transformations’2
Inertia from radiation: A semiclassical approach2
Novel design of phase demodulation scheme for fiber optic interferometric sensors in the advanced undergraduate laboratory2
One-line derivation of the general expression for the Thomas precession angular velocity2
Non-returning boomerangs: an engaging exercise in rotational dynamics2
Kinetically anisotropic Hamiltonians: plane waves, Madelung streamlines and superpositions2
Cooling of an object by forced convection2
Simple derivation of tangential and sagittal focal lengths of a tilted spherical mirror2
Fermionic superfluidity: from cold atoms to neutron stars2
Feynman's puzzle and the twins: applying the equivalence principle and the red shift2
Plane-wave propagation in media with electromagnetic anisotropy2
Various methods for solving the pursuit problem with two objects on a plane2
Maxwell’s equations as mechanical law2
A demonstration of contextuality using quantum computers2
The cooling of hot aqueous media: contributions of evaporative and convective mechanisms2
Enigmatic factor of 4/3 in electromagnetic momentum of a moving spherical capacitor2
Falling off a balcony: a student experiment2
Thermodynamics of a particle in square well potential2
Helmholtz resonators with more than one opening2
The Feynman paradox and hidden momentum1
Investigating the epistemology of physics students while reflecting on solutions1
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
Exploring Fresnel diffraction at a straight edge with a neural network1
Comment on ‘An ideal gas and the increasing (total) entropy principle: what is allowed in the PV plane and what is not’1
Thermoelectric effects and applications: an advanced physics laboratory experiment1
Analysis of DVD diffraction patterns under oblique light illumination1
Understanding student challenges with circulation and Ampère–Maxwell law1
Interdisciplinary undergraduate education: edge tone experiments inspired by Chinese classical literature1
Study of light diffraction and interference by lycopodium spores based on their morphological characteristics1
Explaining the singular oscillator: physical considerations and mechanical analogies1
Reply to comment on ‘The polarizability of a confined atomic system: an application of the Dalgarno–Lewis method’1
Supporting laboratories in physics education with virtual experiments videos1
Exploring mass–energy equivalence with consideration of quantum nature1
On a paradox in quantum mechanics and its resolution1
How often does unguided peer interaction lead to correct response consensus? An example from conceptual survey of electricity and magnetism1
Optimization of semi-empirical mass formula co-efficients using least square minimization and variational Monte-Carlo approaches1
(Avoided) crossings in the spectra of matrices with globally degenerate eigenvalues1
Measuring capacitor charge and discharge using an LED and a smartphone1
On the ball on a string demonstration of angular momentum conservation1
Thermal capacities and polytropic processes1
A spherical version of Feynman’s static field momentum example1
Electrostatic potential of a uniformly charged annulus1
Venus’s phases: evidence supporting heliocentrism1
Unfurling a rolled-up sheet from a dispenser at constant speed1
Heisenberg uncertainty principle: an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment based on quantum quadrature operators1
Counting statistic experiment1
Should you walk, run or sprint in the rain to get less wet?1
Fermi–Dirac and Bose–Einstein distributions: an alternative approach1
On the calculation of the mean free path and electron energy in atmospheric corona discharges1
Quick counting of probability distributions for the sum of multi-sided dice: a physical and didactic approach1
Pedagogical study of the image of a magnetic dipole in front of a superconducting sphere1
Measuring the refractive index of a transparent sphere from the primary and secondary rainbows1
A thermoelectric cloud chamber: I. Redesign and operation1
Using the structure of the residuals to evaluate the goodness of fit: a pedagogical case study with Newton’s law of cooling1
A measurement of the cosmic expansion within our lifetime1
Electromotive force (emf) for the confused1
Factoring 15 with a remote quantum computer: a complete guide for beginners1
A graduate laboratory experiment to set up a photon-counting detector using MKIDs1
Maxwell equations with spin density1
Mass formulas for individual black holes in merging binaries1
Can ChatGPT pass a physics degree? Making a case for reformation of assessment of undergraduate degrees1
A mechanical model for polar curves1
Addendum on ‘Natural number dynamics: reconstructing physics from generalized atomicity’ (2021 Eur. J. Phys. 42 025402)1
An experiment to compare the thermal performance of two thermal insulating materials for domestic heating applications1
Ten steps to entropy1
Studying the breakdown electric field in uniform and non-uniform air gaps1
The stable and unstable oscillations of a rod attached to many springs1
A high-precision opto-ultrasonic grating instrument: enhanced durability, low maintenance cost, and potential in physics education1
An instructive derivation of d’Alembert’s paradox1
The electric flux through a square of a point charge near one corner1
Spin–orbit gravitational locking—an effective potential approach1
Comparative analysis of the acoustical impedance of a set of traditional trombones versus P-Bone1
Stability of floating objects at a two-fluid interface1
How understanding large language models can inform the use of ChatGPT in physics education1
Radiation of relativistic ‘harmonic’ oscillator1
Investigative photometry experiments on planar extended-light sources1
Comment on ‘Sliding down over a horizontally moving semi-sphere’1
Evaluating AI and human authorship quality in academic writing through physics essays1
Warm wall in autumn: how to use the solar irradiation in full? * 1
Using students’ critical aspects to deepen understanding of nuclear physics concepts1
Lift force measurements in a Bernoulli funnel-ball experiment explained using the Bernoulli equation1
Protecting physics students from pseudoscience — combining strategies for a comprehensive teaching approach1
University student understanding and reasoning on work–energy relations1
Measurement of capillarity using oblique plates as a function of the separation angle, temperature and glycerol concentration in water1
Pre-service physics teachers’ mental models about the electric field1
Low budget gamma spectroscopy1
From Galilean relativity to special relativity: the pedagogical contribution of the space-proper time diagrams1
The electric potential of an infinite conducting cylinder with an n-cusped hypocycloidal cross-section1
An overview of classical scattering by a Lennard-Jones potential1
Sensemaking of wave–particle duality in a scientific outreach minicourse: a study based in self-regulation1
A simple model for the prediction of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, depending on global CO2 emissions1
Independent friction-restitution modeling of collisions: application to planar sphere rebound on a massive surface1
The motion of a washer on a vertical steel rod1
Paddle-wheels, friction, and moving-boundary work1
The Yukawa interaction in ordinary quantum mechanics1
Straight, constant line charges of finite and infinite lengths1
Addendum: Considerations about the incompleteness of the Ehrenfest’s theorem in quantum mechanics (2021 Eur. J. Phys. 42 065405)1
Four errors students make with inverse-square law vectors1
Advanced undergraduate laboratory: exploring isotopic shifts in molecular spectroscopy1
Eponyms in physics: useful tools and cultural heritage1
TDLAS based gas absorption spectrum detection system for the college physics experimental teaching1
Characterization of factors influencing absorbance measurements in LED-based colorimeters1
White-light versus discrete wavelength measurements of Faraday dispersion and the Verdet constant1
1D Ising model using the Kronecker sum and Kronecker product1
Modelling assisted tunneling on the Bloch sphere using the Quantum Composer1
Numerical simulation of non-central collisions of spherical magnets1
An ideal gas and the increasing (total) entropy principle: what is allowed in the PV plane and what is not1
Subtle dynamics of the chaotic torsion pendulum: a detailed comparison between experiments and numerical simulations1
Visualization of cylindrical resonances1
Qualitative observations in university physics laboratories: an example from classical mechanics1
Close encounters of the cometary kind1
A hydraulic energy flow within the moving Earth1
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