Foundations of Mechanics
2nd Edition
Published on 30. May 2008
Book
Hardback
826 pages
978-0-8218-4438-0 (ISBN)
Description
For many years, this book has been viewed as a classic treatment of geometric mechanics. It is known for its broad exposition of the subject, with many features that cannot be found elsewhere. The book is recommended as a textbook and as a basic reference work for the foundations of differentiable and Hamiltonian dynamics.
Reviews / Votes
Undoubtedly [the book] will be for years the standard reference on symplectic geometry, analytical mechanics and symplectic methods in mathematical physics." - Zentralblatt fuer MathematikMore details
Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Providence
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Weight
1640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8218-4438-0 (9780821844380)
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Ralph Abraham | Jerrold E. Marsden
Foundations of Mechanics
Book
03/1978
2nd Edition
American Mathematical Society
€120.44
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Ralph Abraham | Jerrold Marsden
Foundations of Mechanics
Book
01/1978
2nd Edition
Benjamin Cummings
€71.98
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Persons
Ralph Abraham, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jerrold E. Marsden, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Jerrold E. Marsden, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Content
Preface to the AMS Chelsea edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
Preview
Preliminaries
Differential theory
Calculus on manifolds
Analytical dynamics
Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems
Hamiltonian systems with symmetry
Hamilton-Jacobi theory and mathematical physics
An outline of qualitative dynamics
Topological dynamics
Differentiable dynamics
Index of Illustrations
Hamiltonian dynamics
Celestial mechanics
The two-body problem
The three-body problem
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Glossary of symbols
Errata
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
Preview
Preliminaries
Differential theory
Calculus on manifolds
Analytical dynamics
Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems
Hamiltonian systems with symmetry
Hamilton-Jacobi theory and mathematical physics
An outline of qualitative dynamics
Topological dynamics
Differentiable dynamics
Index of Illustrations
Hamiltonian dynamics
Celestial mechanics
The two-body problem
The three-body problem
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Glossary of symbols
Errata