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Classical mechanics for physics graduate students

By Ernesto Corinaldesi

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
1999
ISBN
9810236255, 9789810236250, 9789812386366
LCC
Q125 .C655 1998
Open Library ID
OL385969M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2273629 bytes)
Series
Theoretical Physics
Pages
301\301
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This book is intended for first year physics graduate students who wish to learn about analytical mechanics. Lagrangians and Hamiltonians are extensively treated following chapters where particle motion, oscillations, coordinate systems, and rigid bodies are dealt with in far greater detail than in most undergraduate textbooks. Perturbation theory, relativistic mechanics, and two case studies of continuous systems are presented. Each subject is approached at progressively higher levels of abstraction. Lagrangians and Hamiltonians are first presented in an inductive way, leading up to general proofs. Hamiltonian mechanics is expressed in Cartan's notation not too early; there is a self-contained account of the traditional formulation. Numerous problems with detailed solutions are provided. Graduate students studying for the qualifying examination will find them very useful.

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