Mathematical Methods of Classical Physics

• Main Authors: Cortés, Vicente (Author), Haupt, Alexander S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Classical Mechanics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Mathematical Physics.

This short primer, geared towards students with a strong interest in mathematically rigorous approaches, introduces the essentials of classical physics, briefly points out its place in the history of physics and its relation to modern physics, and explains what benefits can be gained from a mathemat...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Lagrangian mechanics
• Hamiltonian mechanics
• Hamilton-Jacobi theory
• Classical field theory
• Exercises
• References
• Index.