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American Journal of Physics
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We introduce a natural way of visualizing the entropy production in heat transfer processes between a system and a thermal reservoir. This representation highlights the asymmetric character of the ..read more
American Journal of Physics
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Dark matter remains one of the most significant scientific mysteries of our time. This Resource Letter provides an overview of the astrophysical evidence for dark matter and describes the broad set ..read more
American Journal of Physics
3w ago
We describe the physics of the “Windkessel effect” and its role in smoothing the output of water produced by piston-driven pumps found in early fire engines and modern residential well houses. We ..read more
American Journal of Physics
1y ago
American Journal of Physics, Volume 91, Issue 4, Page 328-328, April 2023 ..read more
American Journal of Physics
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American Journal of Physics, Volume 91, Issue 4, Page 253-254, April 2023 ..read more
American Journal of Physics
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American Journal of Physics, Volume 91, Issue 4, Page 278-287, April 2023.
As documented by textbooks, the teaching of electromagnetic induction in university and high school courses is primarily based on what Feynman labeled as the “flux rule,” downgrading it from the status of physical law. However, Maxwell derived a “general law of electromagnetic induction” in which the vector potential plays a fundamental role. A modern reformulation of Maxwell's law can be easily obtained by defining the induced electromotive force as [math], where [math] is the velocity of the positive charges which, by ..read more
American Journal of Physics
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American Journal of Physics, Volume 91, Issue 4, Page 256-257, April 2023 ..read more