Classical Mechanics An Introduction

This upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate textbook primarily covers the theory and application of Newtonian and Lagrangian, but also of Hamiltonian mechanics. In addition, included are elements of continuum mechanics and the accompanying classical field theory, wherein four-vector notati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strauch, Dieter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Newtonian Mechanics of Point-Mass Systems: General Properties
  • Newtonian Mechanics: First Applications
  • Lagrangian Mechanics
  • Harmonic Vibrations
  • Central Potentials and the Kepler Problem
  • Collision and Scattering Problems
  • Moving Reference Frames
  • Dynamics of a Rigid Body
  • Hamiltonian Dynamics
  • Mechanics of Continua