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The Brachistochrone: An excellent problem for all levels of physics students
John A. Milsom
The classic brachistrochrone problem is standard material in intermediate mechanics. Many variations exist including some accessible to introductory students. While a quantitative…
Students taught by a first-time instructor using active learning teaching strategies outperform students taught by a highly-regarded traditional instructor
Colin S. Wallace, Edward E. Prather, John A. Milsom +2
In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge a…
The Deuterium-Burning Mass Limit for Brown Dwarfs and Giant Planets
David S. Spiegel, Adam Burrows, John A. Milsom
There is no universally acknowledged criterion to distinguish brown dwarfs from planets. Numerous studies have used or suggested a definition based on an object's mass, taking the…
Super-Keplerian Frequencies in Accretion Disks. Implications for Mass and Spin Measurements of Compact Objects from X-ray Variability Studies
S. A. Mao, D. Psaltis, J. A. Milsom
The detection of fast quasi-periodic variability from accreting black holes and neutron stars has been used to constrain their masses, radii, and spins. If the observed oscillation…
Modeling Cloud Formation: Source Code
C. S. Cooper, J. I. Lunine, J. A. Milsom
We have posted the source code for our cloud model for public use as a tool for the intercomparison of planetary radiation transport models attempting to incorporate the physics of…
Spectroscopic Constants, Abundances, and Opacities of the TiH Molecule
A. Burrows, M. Dulick, C. W. Bauschlicher +4
Using previous measurements and quantum chemical calculations to derive the molecular properties of the TiH molecule, we obtain new values for its ro-vibrational constants, thermoc…