Introduction to Analytical Dynamics Revised Edition /

• Main Author: Woodhouse, Nicholas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Series: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series,
• Subjects: Physics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Continuum physics.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Applications of Mathematics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Analytical dynamics forms an important part of any undergraduate programme in applied mathematics and physics: it develops intuition about three-dimensional space and provides invaluable practice in problem solving. First published in 1987, this text is an introduction to the core ideas. It offers c...

Table of Contents:

• Frames of Reference
• One Degree of Freedom
• Lagrangian Mechanics
• Noether#x2019;s Theorem
• Rigid Bodies
• Oscillations
• Hamiltonian Mechanics
• Geometry of Classical Mechanics
• Epilogue: Relativity and Quantum Theory.