Mathematica® for Theoretical Physics Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics Volume 1 /

• Main Author: Baumann, Gerd (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Optics and Electrodynamics.

Mathematica for Theoretical Physics: Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics This second edition of Baumann's Mathematica® in Theoretical Physics shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica® to derive numeric and sy...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Basics - Classical Mechanics: Introduction
• Mathematica® Tools
• Kinematics
• Newtonian Mechanics
• Central Forces
• Calculus of Variations
• Lagrange Dynamics
• Hamilton Dynamics
• Chaotic Systems
• Rigid Body Dynamics - Nonlinear Dynamics: Introduction
• The Korteweg-de Vries Equation
• Solution of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation
• Conservation Laws of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation
• Numerical Solution of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation
• Exercises
• Packages and Programs.