Classical Dynamics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Greenwood, Donald T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486696901 ISBN-13: 9780486696904 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: Graduate-level text for science and technology students provides strong background in the more abstract and intellectually satisfying areas of dynamical theory. Topics include d' Alembert's principle and the idea of virtual work, Hamilton's equations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, canonical transformations, more. Problems and references at chapter ends. 1977 edition. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
Dewey: 531.163 |
LCCN: 97015387 |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.38" W x 8.56" (0.82 lbs) 368 pages |
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Publisher Description: Since Lagrange laid the foundation of analytical dynamics some two centuries ago, the discipline has continued to evolve and develop, embracing the theories of Hamilton and Jacobi, Einstein's relativity theory and advanced theories of classical mechanics. |