Classical mechanics /
For thirty years this has been the acknowledged standard in advanced classical mechanics courses. This classic book enables readers to make connections between classical and modern physics - an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Poole...
Call Number: | QA805 G6 1980 |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Reading, Mass. :
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.,
1980.
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Edition: | Segunda edición. |
Series: | Addison-Wesley series in physics.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Survey of the Elementary Principles.
- 2. Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations.
- 3. The Central Force Problem.
- 4. The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion.
- 5. The Rigid Body Equations of Motion.
- 6. Oscillations.
- 7. The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity.
- 8. The Hamiltonian Equations of Motion.
- 9. Canonical Transformations.
- 10. Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action Angle Variables.
- 11. Classical Chaos.
- 12. Canonical Perturbation Theory.
- 13. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields.
- Appendixes.
- Select Bibliography.