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Classical mechanics for physics graduate students

Book information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
1999
ISBN
9810236255, 9789810236250
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13332875 bytes)
Series
Theoretical Physics
Pages
300\301
Time added
2013-12-06 09:49:36

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 formulationNumerous problems with detailed solutions are provided. Graduate students studying for the qualifying examination will find them very useful. .

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