Classical Mechanics is a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in Physics (or Mathematics and Physics). The book introduces the main ideas and concepts of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics, including the basics of rigid body motion and relativistic dynamics, at an intermediate to advanced level. The physical prerequisites are minimal, with a short primer included in the ?rst chapter. As to the mathematical prerequisites, only a working knowledge of linear algebra, basic multivariate calculus, and the rudiments of ordinary differential equations is expected.
Features
Numerous exercises and examples
A focus on mathematical rigor that will appeal to Physics students wanting to specialize in theoretical physics, or Mathematics students interested in math- ematical physics
Sufficient material to service either a one- or two-semester course
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core
Illustrationen
73 s/w Zeichnungen, 73 s/w Abbildungen
73 Line drawings, black and white; 73 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-032-98797-2 (9781032987972)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Artemio Gonzalez-Lopez (Madrid, 1959) is a theoretical physicist specializing in mathematical physics, particularly classical and quantum integrability. He earned degrees in Physics (1982) and Mathematics (1995) at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), and a Ph.D. in Physics (1984) at UCM. A Fulbright Scholar at Princeton University (1985-87), he has taught at the Universities of Minnesota and Waterloo and at UCM, where he is a Full Professor since 2009. Author of over 90 scientific papers, he has supervised four Ph.D. theses and led ten research projects. He is also an editor of several scientific journals and heads UCM's Mathematical Physics group.
1 Preliminaries
2 Review of Newtonian mechanics
3 Motion in a central potential
4 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics
5 Small oscillations
6 Motion relative to a non-inertial frame
7 Rigid body motion
8 Introduction to relativistic mechanics
Bibliography
Index
