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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967738903321

Autore

Fasano A (Antonio)

Titolo

Analytical mechanics : an introduction / / Antonio Fasano, Stefano Marmi ; translated by Beatrice Pelloni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-383-02179-1

1-280-96502-9

0-19-151359-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (788 p.)

Collana

Oxford graduate texts

Altri autori (Persone)

MarmiS <1963-> (Stefano)

Disciplina

531.01/515

Soggetti

Mechanics, Analytic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Series statement from jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [749]-758) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Geometric and kinematic foundations of Lagrangian mechanics; 2 Dynamics: general laws and the dynamics of a point particle; 3 One-dimensional motion; 4 The dynamics of discrete systems. Lagrangian formalism; 5 Motion in a central field; 6 Rigid bodies: geometry and kinematics; 7 The mechanics of rigid bodies: dynamics; 8 Analytical mechanics: Hamiltonian formalism; 9 Analytical mechanics: variational principles; 10 Analytical mechanics: canonical formalism; 11 Analytic mechanics: Hamilton-Jacobi theory and integrability; 12 Analytical mechanics: canonical perturbation theory

13 Analytical mechanics: an introduction to ergodic theory and to chaotic motion14 Statistical mechanics: kinetic theory; 15 Statistical mechanics: Gibbs sets; 16 Lagrangian formalism in continuum mechanics; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is the solar system stable? Is there a unifying 'economy' principle in mechanics? How can a pointmass be described as a 'wave'? This book offers students an understanding of the relevant results of the theory of analytical mechanics, including plenty of examples, exercises, and solved problems.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960032103321

Autore

Church F. Forrester

Titolo

The cathedral of the world : a universalist theology / / Forrest Church

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8070-7324-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

230/.9132

Soggetti

Liberalism (Religion)

Unitarian Universalist churches - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Invocation: The cathedral of the world -- Book I: God and other famous liberals -- The greatest liberal of them all -- Mother God -- Book II: The American creed -- The role of religion in American democracy -- The American creed -- What would Jefferson and Adams do? -- America's promise -- From nationalism to patriotism -- Book III: A liberal pulpit -- The presidential pulpit and religious politics -- The commonwealth of God -- Fear and terror -- Shall we overcome? -- World Peace 2000 -- Choose life -- Choose your enemies carefully -- Religion and the body politic -- Book IV: Universalism for the 21st century -- The search for meaning -- The church of the future in light of the past -- Universalism for the twenty-first century -- Emerson's shadow -- There is no hell -- The seven deadly virtues -- Home after dark -- At home in the universe -- Book V: Love after death -- Love and death -- Love's tribunal.

Sommario/riassunto

On September 24, 2009, Forrest Church succumbed to a three-year battle against esophageal cancer. As his final gift, the beloved minister and acclaimed author wrote one last book, leaving behind a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith.  The Cathedral of the World  draws from the entire span of Church's life's work, recasting public addresses and adapted book chapters, articles, and several previously unpublished pieces into a single argument. Giving new voice to the power of liberal religion, Church invites all seekers to enter the Cathedral of the World, home to many windows but only one



Light.