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Dust Scattered Radiation in the Galactic Poles
Jayant Murthy, Richard C. Henry, James Overduin
We have modeled the diffuse background at the Galactic Poles in the far-ultraviolet (FUV: 1536 Å) and the near-ultraviolet (NUV: 2316 Å). The background is well-fit using a single-…
Einstein's Happiest Moment: The Equivalence Principle
Paul Worden, James Overduin
Einstein's happiest thought was his leap from the observation that a falling person feels no gravity to the realization that gravity might be equivalent to acceleration. It affects…
The Scourge of Online Solutions and an Academic Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
James Overduin, Jacob Buchman, Jonathan Perry +1
We report on preliminary results of a statistical study of student performance in more than a decade of calculus-based introductory physics courses. Treating average homework and t…
Physics and the Pythagorean Theorem
James Overduin, Richard Conn Henry
Pythagoras' theorem lies at the heart of physics as well as mathematics, yet its historical origins are obscure. We highlight a purely pictorial, gestalt-like proof that may have o…
The Diffuse Ultraviolet Background Close to the Galactic Plane
Jayant Murthy, R. C. Henry, James Overduin
We have used Voyager and Galex observations to map the diffuse Galactic light near the Galactic equator. We find that most of the observations are relatively faint with surface bri…
Components of the Diffuse Ultraviolet Radiation at High Latitudes
M. S. Akshaya, Jayant Murthy, S. Ravichandran +2
We have used data from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer to study the different components of the diffuse ultraviolet background in the region between the Galactic latitudes 70-80 degr…