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Table of Contents

1. Survey of the Elementary Principles.


2. Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations.


UPDATED! 3. The Central Force Problem.


4. The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion.


5. The Rigid Body Equations of Motion.


UPDATED! 6. Oscillations.


REVISED! 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.


NEW! 11. Classical Chaos.


REVISED! 12. Canonical Perturbation Theory.


13. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields.


Appendixes.


Select Bibliography.


Index.

Classical Mechanics

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      Publisher Pearson Education Limited
      Published 5 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9781292026558
      978-1292026558
      ISBN-10 1292026553
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Classical mechanics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      1. Survey of the Elementary Principles.


      2. Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations.


      UPDATED! 3. The Central Force Problem.


      4. The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion.


      5. The Rigid Body Equations of Motion.


      UPDATED! 6. Oscillations.


      REVISED! 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.


      NEW! 11. Classical Chaos.


      REVISED! 12. Canonical Perturbation Theory.


      13. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields.


      Appendixes.


      Select Bibliography.


      Index.

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