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Classical Mechanics: Systems of Particles and Hamiltonian Dynamics

AUTHOR Greiner, Walter
PUBLISHER Springer (12/17/2009)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Newtonian Mechanics in Moving Coordinate Systems.- Newton's Equations in a Rotating Coordinate System.- Free Fall on the Rotating Earth.- Foucault's Pendulum.- Mechanics of Particle Systems.- Degrees of Freedom.- Center of Gravity.- Mechanical Fundamental Quantities of Systems of Mass Points.- Vibrating Systems.- Vibrations of Coupled Mass Points.- The Vibrating String.- Fourier Series.- The Vibrating Membrane.- Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.- Rotation About a Fixed Axis.- Rotation About a Point.- Theory of the Top.- Lagrange Equations.- Generalized Coordinates.- D'Alembert Principle and Derivation of the Lagrange Equations.- Lagrange Equation for Nonholonomic Constraints.- Special Problems.- Hamiltonian Theory.- Hamilton's Equations.- Canonical Transformations.- Hamilton-Jacobi Theory.- Extended Hamilton-Lagrange Formalism.- Extended Hamilton-Jacobi Equation.- Nonlinear Dynamics.- Dynamical Systems.- Stability of Time-Dependent Paths.- Bifurcations.- Lyapunov Exponents and Chaos.- Systems with Chaotic Dynamics.- On the History of Mechanics.- Emergence of Occidental Physics in the Seventeenth Century.
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ISBN-13: 9783642034336
ISBN-10: 3642034330
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0002
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Page Count: 580
Carton Quantity: 7
Product Dimensions: 10.10 x 1.30 x 7.60 inches
Weight: 2.65 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Illustrated
Country of Origin: NL
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Science | Mechanics - General
Science | Differential Equations - General
Science | Applied
Dewey Decimal: 531
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009940125
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Newtonian Mechanics in Moving Coordinate Systems.- Newton's Equations in a Rotating Coordinate System.- Free Fall on the Rotating Earth.- Foucault's Pendulum.- Mechanics of Particle Systems.- Degrees of Freedom.- Center of Gravity.- Mechanical Fundamental Quantities of Systems of Mass Points.- Vibrating Systems.- Vibrations of Coupled Mass Points.- The Vibrating String.- Fourier Series.- The Vibrating Membrane.- Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.- Rotation About a Fixed Axis.- Rotation About a Point.- Theory of the Top.- Lagrange Equations.- Generalized Coordinates.- D'Alembert Principle and Derivation of the Lagrange Equations.- Lagrange Equation for Nonholonomic Constraints.- Special Problems.- Hamiltonian Theory.- Hamilton's Equations.- Canonical Transformations.- Hamilton-Jacobi Theory.- Extended Hamilton-Lagrange Formalism.- Extended Hamilton-Jacobi Equation.- Nonlinear Dynamics.- Dynamical Systems.- Stability of Time-Dependent Paths.- Bifurcations.- Lyapunov Exponents and Chaos.- Systems with Chaotic Dynamics.- On the History of Mechanics.- Emergence of Occidental Physics in the Seventeenth Century.
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Author: Greiner, Walter
Greiner-Institut fur Theoretische Physik, Frankfurt, Germany
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