A Student's Guide to Analytical Mechanics
Published on 17. September 2018
978-1-108-69317-2 (ISBN)
Description
Analytical mechanics is a set of mathematical tools used to describe a wide range of physical systems, both in classical mechanics and beyond. It offers a powerful and elegant alternative to Newtonian mechanics; however it can be challenging to learn due to its high degree of mathematical complexity. Designed to offer a more intuitive guide to this abstract topic, this guide explains the mathematical theory underlying analytical mechanics; helping students to formulate, solve and interpret complex problems using these analytical tools. Each chapter begins with an example of a physical system to illustrate the theoretical steps to be developed in that chapter, and ends with a set of exercises to further develop students' understanding. The book presents the fundamentals of the subject in depth before extending the theory to more elaborate systems, and includes a further reading section to ensure that this is an accessible companion to all standard textbooks.
Reviews / Votes
'Bohn has written an excellent supplement for understanding analytical mechanics ... A further reading section at the back provides useful directions for more study. Overall this will serve as an excellent supplement to a regular mechanics textbook.' S. Tripathi, ChoiceMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 17 Halftones, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white
File size
6,53 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-69317-2 (9781108693172)
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John L. Bohn
A Student's Guide to Analytical Mechanics
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08/2018
Cambridge University Press
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John L. Bohn
A Student's Guide to Analytical Mechanics
Book
08/2018
Cambridge University Press
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Person
John L. Bohn is Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a Fellow of JILA - an interdisciplinary institute for quantum physics, chemistry and astronomy - and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Content
Preface; Part I. Overview: 1. Why analytical mechanics?; 2. Ways of looking at a pendulum; Part II. Equations of Motion: 3. Constraints and d'Alembert's principle; 4. Lagrangian mechanics; 5. Samples from Lagrangian mechanics; 6. Hamiltonian mechanics; Part III. Methods of Solution: 7. Hamilton-Jacobi theory; 8. Action-Angle variables; 9. More applications of analytical mechanics; Further reading; Index.
