APhO Problems and Solutions

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2021

Taiwan

Water-Hammer Effect

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Ray tracing

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Magnetic Levitation

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2019

Australia

RF Reflectometry of Single-Electron Circuits

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Jets from AGN

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Tippe top

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2018

Vietnam

Optical Trap of Neutral Atoms

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Space Elevator

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Thermoelectric Effects

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2017

Russia

Vortices in superfluid

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Evolution of Supermassive Black Holes Binary

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Space Debris

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2016

Hong Kong

Mechanics of a Deformable Lattice

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The Expanding Universe

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Magnetic Field Effects on Superconductors

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2015

China

Fractional Quantum Hall effect (FQHE)

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How are Aurora Ignited by the Solar Wind?

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Fabry-Perot (F-P) etalon

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2014

Singapore

Hadley Circulation

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Two-Slit Electron Interference

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Gravitational Lensing

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2013

Indonesia

Conductors in Conducting Liquid

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Relativistic Correction on GPS Satellite

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Physics of Spin

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2012

India

The Drag on a Falling Magnet

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Chandrasekhar Limit

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Pancharatnam Phase

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2011

Israel

The Shockley-James Paradox

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Creaking Door

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Birthday Balloon

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2010

Taiwan

Particles and Waves

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Strong Resistive Electromagnets

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Electron and Gas Bubbles in Liquids

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2009

Thailand

Rolling Cylinders

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A Self-excited Magnetic Dynamo

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The Leidenfrost Phenomenon

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2008

Mongolia

Tea Ceremony and Physics of Bubbles

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Ionic Crystal, Yukawa-type Potential and Pauli Principle

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How does a superluminal object look like?

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2007

China

Back-and-Forth Rolling of a Liquid-Filled Sphere

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Optical properties of an unusual material

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Specific heat of free electron gas at constant volume

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2006

Kazakhstan

Laser cooling of atoms

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Oscillator damped by sliding friction

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Three Problems

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2005

Indonesia

Spring Cylinder With Massive Piston

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Magnetic Focusing

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Light Deflection by a Moving Mirror

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2004

Vietnam

Measure the mass in the weightless state

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Optical fiber

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Compression and expansion of a two gases system

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2003

Thailand

Satellite's orbit transfer

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Optical Gyroscope

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Plasma Lens

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2002

Singapore

Vibrations of a Linear Crystal Lattice

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The Rail Gun

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Water Fabrication

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2001

Taiwan

When will the Moon become a Synchronous Satellite?

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Motion of an Electric Dipole in a Magnetic Field

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Thermal Vibrations of Surface Atoms

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2000

Indonesia

Eclipses of the Jupiter's Satellite

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Detection of Alpha Particles

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Stewart-Tolman Effect

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