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Fundamental Principles Of Classical Mechanics: A Geometrical Perspective Lam, Kai S (California State Polytechnic Univ, Usa) 1st edition
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Fundamental Principles Of Classical Mechanics: A Geometrical Perspective
Lam, Kai S (California State Polytechnic Univ, Usa)
This book is written with the belief that classical mechanics, as a theoretical discipline, possesses an inherent beauty, depth, and richness that far transcends its immediate applications in mechanical systems. These properties are manifested, by and large, through the coherence and elegance of the mathematical structure underlying the discipline, and are eminently worthy of being communicated to physics students at the earliest stage possible. This volume is therefore addressed mainly to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate physics students who are interested in the application of modern mathematical methods in classical mechanics, in particular, those derived from the fields of topology and differential geometry, and also to the occasional mathematics student who is interested in important physics applications of these areas of mathematics. Its main purpose is to offer an introductory and broad glimpse of the majestic edifice of the mathematical theory of classical dynamics, not only in the time-honored analytical tradition of Newton, Laplace, Lagrange, Hamilton, Jacobi, and Whittaker, but also the more topological/geometrical one established by Poincare, and enriched by Birkhoff, Lyapunov, Smale, Siegel, Kolmogorov, Arnold, and Moser (as well as many others).
574 pages, black & white tables, figures
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 15, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9789814551489 |
| Publishers | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Pages | 592 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 235 × 36 mm · 998 g |
| Language | English |
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