Classical mechanics /

Survey of the elementary principles -- Variational principles and Langrage's equations -- The central force problem -- The kinematics of rigid body motion -- The rigid body equations of motion -- Oscillations -- The classical mechanics of the special theory of relativity -- The Hamilton equatio...

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Main Author: Goldstein, Herbert, 1922-
Other Authors: Poole, Charles, Safko, John
Format: Book
Published: San Francisco : Addison-Wesley, ©2002
Edition:3a. ed.
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Summary:Survey of the elementary principles -- Variational principles and Langrage's equations -- The central force problem -- The kinematics of rigid body motion -- The rigid body equations of motion -- Oscillations -- The classical mechanics of the special theory of relativity -- The Hamilton equations of motion -- Canonical transformation -- Hamilton-Jacobi theory and action-angle variables -- Classical chaos -- Canonical perturbation theory -- Introduction to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations for continuous systems and fields.
Physical Description:xviii, 638 p. : ilustrado ; 24 cm
ISBN:0201657023