1968-70 University of Maryland, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Theoretical Physics
1970-74 City College of New York, Assistant Professor
1974-80 City College of New York, Associate Professor
1980-present, City College of New York, Professor

B.A., Yale Univ.; M.A., Harvard Univ., Ph.D

Mechanics
General Physics
Electromagnetism
Physics of Environment
Quantum Mechanics
Modern Physics
Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Physics

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T. H. Boyer, "Diamagnetic behavior in random classical radiation," Am. J. Phys. 87, 915-923 (2019).

T. H. Boyer, "Illustrations of Maxwell's term and the four conservation laws of electromagnetism," Am. J. Phys. 87, 729-728 (2019).

T. H. Boyer, "Stochastic Electrodynamics: The Closest Classical Approximation to Quantum Theory," Atoms 7(1), 29-39 (2019).

T. H. Boyer, "Thermodynamics of the harmonic oscillator: derivation of the Planck blackbody spectrum from pure thermodynamics," Eur. J. Phys. 40, 025101(16pp) (2019).

T. H. Boyer, "Equilibrium for classical zero-point radiation: detailed balance under scattering by a classical charged harmonic oscillator," J. Phys. Commun. 2, 105014(17) (2018).

T. H. Boyer, "Blackbody radiation in classical physics: A historical perspective," Am. J. Phys. 86, 495-509 (2018).

T. H. Boyer, "Contrasting interactions between dipole oscillators in classical and quantum theories: illustrations of unretarded van der Waals forces," Eur. J. Phys. 39, 045401(23) (2018).

T. H. Boyer, "The contrasting roles of Planck's constant in classical and quantum theories," Am. J. Phys. 86, 280-283 (2018).

T. H. Boyer, "Interference between source-free radiation and radiation from sources: Particle-like behavior for classical radiation," Am. J. Phys. 85, 670-675 (2017).

T. H. Boyer, "Scaling, scattering, and blackbody radiation in classical physics," Eur. J. Phys. 38, 045101(11) (2017).

T. H. Boyer, "Understanding the Planck blackbody spectrum and Landau diamagnetism within classical electromagnetism," Eur. J. Phys. 37, 065102(17) (2016).

T. H. Boyer, "Understanding zero-point energy in the context of classical electromagnetism," Eur. J. Phys. 37, 055206(14) (2016).

T. H. Boyer, "Classical Zero-Point Radiation and Relativity; the Problem of Atomic Collapse Revisited," Found. Phys. 46, 880-890 (2016).

T. H. Boyer, "Classical interaction of a magnet and a point charge: The Shockley-James Paradox," Phys. Rev. E 91, 013201(11) (2015).

T. H. Boyer, "Interaction of a magnet and a point charge: Unrecognized internal electromagnetic momentum," Am. J. Phys. 83, 433-442 (2015).

T. H. Boyer, "Faraday induction and the current carriers in a circuit," Am. J. Phys. 83, 263-271 (2015).

T. H. Boyer, "Contrasting Classical and Quantum Vacuum States in Non-inertial Frames," Found. Phys. 43, 923-947 (2013).

Timothy H. Boyer Examples and comments related to relativity controversies, American Journal of Physics, 80, 962-971 (2012).
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Timothy H. Boyer Is Planck's constant h a "quantum" constant? An alternative classical interpretation, Physical Mathematics Seminar at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012).
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Timothy H. Boyer The Blackbody Radiation Spectrum Follows from Zero-Point Radiation and the Structure of Relativistic Spacetime, Foundations of Physics, 42, 595-614 (2012) doi:10.1007/s10701-012-9628-x (2012).
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Boyer, Timothy H. Classical physics of thermal scalar radiation in two spacetime dimensions, American Journal of Physics, 79, 644-657 (2011).
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Boyer T H Any classical description of nature requires classical electromagnetic zero-point radiation, American Journal of Physics, 79, 1163-1168 (2011).
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Timothy Boyer Blackbody...zero-point radiation, Foundations of Physics, 40, 1102-1116 (2010).
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Timothy H. Boyer Derivation of the Planck spectrum for relativistic classical scalar radiation from thermal equilibrium in an accelerating frame, Physical Review D, 81, 105024 (2010).
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Timothy H. Boyer Illustrating some implications of the conservation laws in relativistic mechanics, American Journal of Physics, 77, 562-569 (2009) (2009).
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Timothy H. Boyer Comment on Experiments Related to the Aharonov-Bohm Phase Shift, Foundations of Physics, vol. 38, pp498-505 (2008).
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Timothy H.Boyer Concerning 'hidden momentum', American Journal of Physics, vol. 76, pp.190-191 (2008).
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Boyer T.H. Connecting Blackbody Radiaton, Relativity and Discrete Charge in Classical Electrodynamics, Journal of Phys., 37, 999-1026 (2007).
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Boyer T.H. Scaling Symmetries of Scatterers of Classical Zero-Point Radiation, Journal of Phys. A: Math. Theor., 40, 635-9642 (2007).
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Boyer, T. H. Proposed experimental test for the paradoxical forces associated with the Aharonov-Bohm phase shift, Found. Phys. Letters, (2006).
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Boyer, T. H. Connecting linear momentum and energy for electromagnetic systems, Am. J. Phys., (2006).
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Boyer, T. H. Blackbody radiation, conformal symmetry, and the mismatch between classical mechanics and electromagnetism, J. Phys. A, 38: 1807-1821 (2005).
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Boyer, T. H. Illustrations of the relativistic conservation law for the center of energy, Am. J. Phys., 75: 953-961 (2005).
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Boyer, T. H. Relativity, energy flow, and hidden momentum, Am. J. Phys., 73: 1184-1185 (2005).
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