Popular Physics

Authors and titles for physics.pop-ph in Feb 2024

[1]  arXiv:2402.03598 [pdf, other]

Title: Exploring the effectiveness of documentary film for science communication

Authors: Sunanda Prabhu Gaunkar, Ellen Askey, Meira Chasman, Koksuke Takaira, Calahan Smith, Amanda Murphy, Nancy Kawalek

Subjects: Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)

[2]  arXiv:2402.13258 [pdf, other]

Title: Collision of two spinning billiard balls and the role of table

Authors: Hyeong-Chan Kim

Comments: 19 pages, 3 figures

Subjects: Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)

[3]  arXiv:2402.13431 [pdf, other]

Title: Game Design Inspired by Quantum Physics: A Case Study on The Quantum Photo Booth

Authors: Sunanda Prabhu Gaunkar, Denise Fischer, Filip Rozpędek, Umang Bhatia, Shobhit Verma, Ahit Kaan Tarhan, Uri Zvi, Nancy Kawalek

Subjects: Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

[4]  arXiv:2402.18544 [pdf, other]

Title: Optimizing Beer Glass Shapes to Minimize Heat Transfer During Consumption

Authors: Claudio de Castro Pellegrini

Comments: 10 pages, 7 figures

Journal-ref: Early version published in Portuguese in Rev. Bras. Ensino F\'is. 41 (3) 2019

Subjects: Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)

[5]  arXiv:2402.01856 (cross-list from physics.ed-ph) [pdf, other]

Title: Watch the Moon, Learn the Moon: Lunar Geology Research at School Level with Telescope and Open Source Data

Authors: K. J. Luke, Abhinav Mishra, Vihaan Ghare, Shaurya Chanyal, Priyamvada Shukla, Anushreya Pandey, Vaishnavi Rane, Ashadieeyah Pathan, Parv Vaja, Sai Gogate, Shreyansh Tiwari, Jagruti Singh, Dhruv Davda

Comments: 14 pages, 7 figures

Subjects: Physics Education (physics.ed-ph); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); Space Physics (physics.space-ph)

[6]  arXiv:2402.10900 (cross-list from physics.hist-ph) [pdf, ps, other]

Title: The Evenki accounts of the 1908 Tunguska event collected in 1920s-1930s

Authors: Andrei Ol'khovatov

Comments: 51 pages, 5 pictures

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)

[7]  arXiv:2402.13520 (cross-list from physics.soc-ph) [pdf, other]

Title: Fractal scaling and the aesthetics of trees

Authors: Jingyi Gao, Mitchell Newberry

Subjects: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)

[8]  arXiv:2402.14877 (cross-list from physics.ao-ph) [pdf, other]

Title: Machine-learning prediction of tipping and collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Authors: Shirin Panahi, Ling-Wei Kong, Mohammadamin Moradi, Zheng-Meng Zhai, Bryan Glaz, Mulugeta Haile, Ying-Cheng Lai

Comments: 6 pages, 3 figures

Subjects: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph); Machine Learning (cs.LG); Dynamical Systems (math.DS); Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)

[9]  arXiv:2402.17035 (cross-list from physics.ao-ph) [pdf, ps, other]

Title: Measurement of cabin pressure during a flight with a smartphone

Authors: Regis Barille

Journal-ref: The Physics Teacher, Volume 62, Issue 3 March 2024

Subjects: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph); Physics Education (physics.ed-ph); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)

[10]  arXiv:2402.04990 (cross-list from astro-ph.EP) [pdf, ps, other]

Title: The possibility of panspermia in the deep cosmos by means of the planetary dust grains

Authors: Z.N. Osmanov

Comments: 4 pages, 2 figures

Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP); Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)