The Theory of the Top Volume III Perturbations. Astronomical and Geophysical Applications /

• Main Authors: Klein, Felix (Author), Sommerfeld, Arnold (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2012.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; History.; Physics.; Mechanics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Applications of Mathematics.

The Theory of the Top. Volume III. Perturbations. Astronomical and Geophysical Applications is the third in a series of four self-contained English translations of the classic and definitive treatment of rigid body motion. Key features: * Complete and unabridged presentation with recent advances and...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
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• Chapter VII Theory and reality. The influence of friction, air resistance, and elasticity of the material and the support on the motion of the top
• Chapter VIII Applications of the theory of the top
• Part A. Astronomical Applications
• Part B. Geophysical Applications
• Addenda and Supplements
• Translators' Notes
• References
• Index.