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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300549603321

Autore

Benacquista Matthew J

Titolo

Classical Mechanics / / by Matthew J. Benacquista, Joseph D. Romano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-68780-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 546 p. 160 illus.)

Collana

Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics, , 2192-4791

Disciplina

531

Soggetti

Mechanics

Physics

Classical Mechanics

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Elementary Newtonian mechanics -- Principle of virtual work and Lagrange's equations -- Hamilton's principle and action integrals -- Central force problems -- Scattering -- Rigid body kinematics -- Rigid body dynamics -- Small oscillations -- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations for continuous systems and fields -- Special relativity -- A Vector calculus -- B Differential forms -- C Calculus of variations -- D Linear algebra -- E Special functions.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook provides an introduction to classical mechanics at a level intermediate between the typical undergraduate and advanced graduate level. This text describes the background and tools for use in the fields of modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, astrophysics, particle physics, and relativity. Students who have had basic undergraduate classical mechanics or who have a good understanding of the mathematical methods of physics will benefit from this book.