
Classical Mechanics
Pearson (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 3. July 2001
Book
Hardback
664 pages
978-0-201-65702-9 (ISBN)
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Description
For 30 years, this book has been the acknowledged standard in advanced classical mechanics courses. This classic book enables readers to make connections between classical and modern physics ? an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Poole and John Safko have updated the book to include the latest topics, applications, and notation to reflect today's physics curriculum.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1399 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-65702-9 (9780201657029)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Herbert Goldstein
Classical Mechanics
Book
12/1980
2nd Edition
Addison Wesley
€49.59
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Content
1. Survey of the Elementary Principles.
2. Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations.
UPDATED! 3. The Central Force Problem.
4. The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion.
5. The Rigid Body Equations of Motion.
UPDATED! 6. Oscillations.
REVISED! 7. The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity.
8. The Hamiltonian Equations of Motion.
9. Canonical Transformations.
10. Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action Angle Variables.
NEW! 11. Classical Chaos.
REVISED! 12. Canonical Perturbation Theory.
13. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields.
Appendixes.
Select Bibliography.
Index.