The Theory of the Top. Volume II

The Theory of the Top was originally presented by Felix Klein as an 1895 lecture at Göttingen University that was broadened in scope and clarified as a result of collaboration with Arnold Sommerfeld. The Theory of the Top: Volume II. Development of the Theory for the Heavy Symmetric Top is the second installment in a series of four self-contained English translations that provide insights into kinetic theory and kinematics.