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Mathematical Physics

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  1. Scalars and Vectors in Physics – I. Resonance 9, 62, 2004. 
  2. Scalars and Vectors in Physics – II. Resonance 9, 56, 2004.
  3. On Ancient Babylonian Algebra and Geometry, Resonance 8, 27, 2003 
  4. Ancient Indian Mathematics – A Conspectus, Resonance 17, 236, 2012 

Mechanics

  1. Dynamics of a Spool-Block Atwood System, The Physics Teacher 58, 173 (2020)
  2. Equations Governing Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion , Resonance 14, 1166-1170 2009
  3. The Brachistochrone , Resonance 22, 2017
  4. A Journey Along some Well-Known Curves , Resonance 9, 2004
  5. Dawn of Science – The Paths of Planets,  Resonance 16, 582, 2011 – (Prof. T Padmanabhan explains the history of detection of planets in solar system.)
  6. The Mystery and Beauty of Total Solar Eclipses, Resonance 7, 29, 2002 
  7. Friction at the Atomic Scale, Physics 6, 102, 2013 

Relativity

  1. The Experiment of Michelson and Morley: Experiment That Ruled Out Ether, Resonance 22, 633, 2017 
  2. How Einstein Discovered the Special Theory of Relativity, Resonance 11, 27, 2006 
  3. General Relativity and the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe, Resonance 17, 252, 2012 
  4. General Theory of Relativity – The Power of Speculative Thought, Resonance, 11, 45, 2006 
  5. Seeing is Believing: First Image of a Supermassive Black Hole, Resonance 24, 523, 2019
  6. GTR Component of Planetary Precession, Resonance 22, 577, 2017 (This article retraces some of the major milestones that led to the General Theory of Relativity (GTR) and presents a simple numerical simulation of the GTR advance of the perihelion of planetary motion about the sun.)

  7. Einstein’s Miraculous Year, Resonance 10, 35, 2005 

  8. Gravitational-Wave Astronomy – A New Window to the Universe, Resonance 16, 922, 2011
  9. Gravitational Waves – A New Astrnomical Tool, Resonance 21, 213, 2016 
  10. Motion of Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields and Special Theory of Relativity, Resonance 9, 77, 2004 

Oscillation & Waves

  1. Planetary Orbits as Simple Harmonic Motion, Resonance 8, 83, 2003
  2. Foucault’s Pendulum Exploration Using MAPLE18, Resonance 24, 661, 2019 – In this article, the authors develop the traditional differential equation for Foucault’s pendulum from the physical situation and solve it from the standard form.
  3. The Sounds of Music: Science of Musical Scales: 1. Human Perception of Sound Resonance 24, 891, 2019  
  4. The Sounds of Music : Science of Musical Scales: II : Western Classical Music Resonance 24, 1015, 2019
  5. The Sounds of Music: Science of Musical Scales III: Indian Classical Music, Resonance 24, 1125, 2019 
  6. Resonance Experiments Using Audio Frequency Oscillator Instead of Tuning Fork, Resonance 16, 1053, 2011 

Fluid Dynamics

  1. Spinning ball flight under moderate wind, Resonance 2008 
  2. Fluid mechanics of fish swimming, Resonance 14, 2009
  3. Propulsion of the Putt-Putt Boat – I, Resonance 9, 66, 2004
  4. The Inveterate Tinkerer: 3. Experiments with Vortex Rings, Resonance 22, 485, 2017
  5. The Diversity of Flow Phenomena, Resonance 10, 67, 2005 
  6. Microfluidics – A Lab in Your Palm, Resonance 12, 682, 2012 
  7. The Inveterate Tinkerer: 5. Experiments with Non-Newtonian Fluids, Resonance 22, 697, 2017 
  8. Some Physics Inside Drying Droplets, Resonance 19, 123, 2014 
  9. How Do Wings Generate Lift? 1. Popular Myths, What They Mean and Why They Work, Resonance 22, 61, 2017
  10. How Do Wings Generate Lift? 2. Myths, Approximate Theories and Why They All Work, Resonance 22, 135, 2017
  11. Rush hour in a drop of coffee, Physics 4, 65, 2011 
  12. Video—Stretching Fingers on a Puddle’s Edge, Physics 13, 19, 2020
  13.  Video—Stop and Go Droplets, Physics 12, 80, 2019 (Liquid droplets bouncing on a vibrating liquid surface can execute a surprising cycle, alternating between moving and standing still.)
 

Heat and Thermodynamics

  1. The Nature of Time, Resonance 25, 1083, 2020 (This article by Jayant V. Narlikar is about the unidirectionality of time)
  2. Snippets of Physics – Why are Black Holes Hot? Resonance 13, 412, 2008 (This article is by T. Padmanabhan explaining many physics about Black Holes)
  3. Maxwell’s Demon and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Resonance 15, 548, 2010 
  4. Ludwig Boltzmann and Entropy, Resonance 9, 2001 
  5. Rubber as an Aid to Teach Thermodynamics, Resonance 24, 2019 
  6. Molecule Matters – van der Waals Molecules – History and Some Perspectives on Intermolecular Forces,  Resonance 24, 2009 
  7. Dawn of Science – The Quest for Power, Resonance 17, 436, 2012  (This article gives a historical perspective of the invention of engine and power.)
  8. A Paradox in Radiation Heat Transfer, Resonance 12, 85, 2007  
  9. External and Internal Irreversibility: Heat Engine as an Example, Resonance 23, 535, 2018  (The article attempts to clarify the meaning of internal and external irreversibility using the example of a heat engine.) 
  10. Thermal Imaging of the Thomson Effect, Physics 13, 137, 2020 
  11. The Quest to Make a Ferromagnet with Cold Atoms, Physics 11, 131, 2018
  12. Black-Body Radiation, Resonance 13, 115, 2008

Optics

  1. What is a Photon?, Resonance 18, 39, 2013 
  2. The Conception of Photons – Part I: Planck, Einstein, and Key Events in the Early History, Resonance 20, 1085, 2015 
  3. Apparent Weight of a Photon Box: Revisiting Mass-Energy Equivalence, Resonance 25, 915, 2020 
  4. Dawn of Science – All was Light – 1, Resonance 17, 230, 2012  (Prof. Padmanabhan discusses the life and works of Newton)
  5. Dawn of Science – All was Light – 11, Resonance 17, 324, 2012 
  6. Newton’s Contributions to Optics, Resonance 11, 10, 2006 
  7. Can a Glowing LED Light the Road to Accurate Determination of Planck’s Constant?, Resonance 24, 767, 2019
  8. I Am the Light Beneath Your Eyes… A Short History of the Discovery and Properties of Fluorescence, Resonance 24, 623, 2019
  9. What Does Light Do for You?, Resonance 21, 31, 2016 (This article looks at some of the key ideas and how they have led to making optical technology an important part of modern life.)
  10. Gallium-Nitride-Based Light-Emitting Diodes: 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, Resonance 20, 605, 2016

Electricity & Magnetism

  1. Understanding Electrostatic Potential and Field Distributions by Simulation, Physics Education 2020
  2. The Myth of Cell Phone Radiation, Resonance, 17, 1048, 2012
  3. Contributions of Maxwell to Electromagnetism, Resonance 8, 17, 2003
  4. What Exactly is the Electric Field at the Surface of a Charged Conducting Sphere? Resonance 23, 1215, 2018
  5. Charge Meter: Easy Way to Measure Charge and Capacitance: Some Interesting Electrostatic Experiments, Resonance 19, 376, 2014
  6. Snippets of Physics – Angular Momentum of Electromagnetic Field, Resonance 13, 108, 2008
  7. Humans—like other animals—may sense Earth’s magnetic field, Science News, 2019.
  8. The body’s hidden compass—what is it, and how does it work? Science News, 2016.
  9. Harvesting Energy from Falling Droplets Physics 13, 125, 2020
  10. Nikola Tesla – The Creator of the Electric Age, Resonance 12, 4 2007
  11. Radio Astronomy and the Giant Metre-Wave Radio Telescope, Resonance 23, 165, 2018

Nuclear & Particle Physics

Quantum Mechanics

  1. Visualizing quantum mechanics, Physics 4, 64, 2011
  2. Snippets of Physics – The Optics of Particles, Resonance 14, 8 2009  (This article gives an interesting insight into the transition from quantum ̄eld theory to quantum mechanics!)
  3. The Conception of Photons – Part I: Planck, Einstein, and Key Events in the Early History, Resonance 20, 1085, 2015
  4. The Fine Structure Constant, Resonance 20, 383, 2015 
  5. Atoms – How Small, and How Large!, Resonance 18, 799, 2013
  6. The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics – Manipulation at the Single-Particle Quantum Level, Resonance 18, 522, 2013
  7. Snippets of Physics – The Power of Nothing, Resonance 14, 179, 2009 (This article describes Casmir force and how it arises.)
  8. What Einstein meant when he said, “God does not play dice…” Resonance 13, 655, 2008
  9. The Story of Large Electron Positron Collider – Fundamental Constituents of Matter, Resonance 7, 30, 2002
  10. The Quantum SI: The New System of Units, Resonance 25, 691, 2020  (This article gives an overview of the new SI and a few de- tails as to how it was set up.)
  11. Topological Materials: New Quantum Phases of Matter, Resonance 25, 431, 2020 

Statistical Physics

Atomic and Molecular Physics

  1. An Experiment that Shaped the Physics of the Century, Resonance 16, 1019, 2011  (This article is about alpha particle scattering experiment)