European Journal of Physics latest papers http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807 With a world-wide readership and authors from every continent, European Journal of Physics is a truly international journal dedicated to maintaining and improving the standard of taught physics in universities and other higher education institutes. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) European Journal of Physics http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ A method to calculate the surface tension of a cylindrical droplet http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=008?rss=2.0 Author(s): Xiaosong Wang and Ruzeng Zhu<br>Affiliation(s): State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics (LNM), Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Average transmission probability of a random stack http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yin Lu, Christian Miniatura and Berthold-Georg Englert<br>Affiliation(s): Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Singapore 117456, Singapore; Institut Non Lineaire de Nice, UMR 6618, UNS, CNRS, 06560 Valbonne, France; Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Stark effect in linear potentials http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=001?rss=2.0 Author(s): R W Robinett<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Categorization of quantum mechanics problems by professors and students http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Shih-Yin Lin and Chandralekha Singh<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT An introduction to dispersive interactions http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=009?rss=2.0 Author(s): M M Taddei, T N C Mendes and C Farina<br>Affiliation(s): Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, Caixa Postal 68528, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Escola de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande de Norte, Natal, Brazil Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Application of Berry's phase to the effective mass of Bloch electrons http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=002?rss=2.0 Author(s): M J Rave and W C Kerr<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Chemistry and Physics, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA; Olin Physical Laboratory, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7507, USA Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT One-dimensional oscillator in a box http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=007?rss=2.0 Author(s): Paolo Amore and Francisco M Fernandez<br>Affiliation(s): Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima, Bernal Diaz del Castillo 340, Colima, Colima, Mexico; INIFTA (UNLP, CCT La Plata-CONICET), Division Quimica Teorica, Blvd 113 S/N, Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, 1900 La Plata, Argentina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Educational analysis of a first year engineering physics experiment on standing waves: based on the ACELL approach http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=003?rss=2.0 Author(s): Ragbir Bhathal, Manjula D Sharma and Alberto Mendez<br>Affiliation(s): School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney, NSW1797, Australia; School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Department of Physics & Advanced Materials, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A detailed derivation of Gaussian orbital-based matrix elements in electron structure calculations http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/31/i=1/a=004?rss=2.0 Author(s): T Petersson and B Hellsing<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, Vaxjo University, SE-351 95 Vaxjo, Sweden; Department of Physics, Goteborg University, SE-412 96 Goteborg, Sweden Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Author index with titles http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/30/i=6/a=M01?rss=2.0 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT