Overview

Formalism of classical mechanics underlies a number of powerful mathematical methods that are widely used in theoretical and mathematical physics. This book considers the basics facts of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, as well as related topics, such as canonical transformations, integral invariants, potential motion in geometric setting, symmetries, the Noether theorem and systems with constraints. While in some cases the formalism is developed beyond the traditional level adopted in the standard textbooks on classical mechanics, only elementary mathematical methods are used in the exposition of the material. The mathematical constructions involved are explicitly described and explained, so the book can be a good starting point for the undergraduate student new to this field. At the same time and where possible, intuitive motivations are replaced by explicit proofs and direct computations, preserving the level of rigor that makes the book useful for the graduate students intending to work in one of the branches of the vast field of theoretical physics. To illustrate how classical-mechanics formalism works in other branches of theoretical physics, examples related to electrodynamics, as well as to relativistic and quantum mechanics, are included.

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Author:   Alexei Deriglazov
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.492kg
ISBN:  

9783642429828

ISBN 10:   3642429823
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783319441467
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Sketch of Lagrangian Formalism.- Hamiltonian Formalism.- Canonical Transformations of Two-Dimensional Phase Space.- Properties of Canonical Transformations.- Integral Invariants.- Potential Motion in a Geometric Setting.- Transformations, Symmetries and Noether Theorem.- Hamiltonian Formalism for Singular Theories.

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From the reviews: The aim of the author of this interesting book is to present the main ideas of Hamiltonian mechanics and allied topics, by using just elementary mathematical methods. To illustrate how classical mechanics formalism works in other branches of theoretical physics, examples related to electrodynamics, as well as to relativistic and quantum mechanics, are included. This handbook is well addressed to undergraduate students in physics. (Franco Cardin, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1206, 2011)

From the reviews: The aim of the author of this interesting book is to present the main ideas of Hamiltonian mechanics and allied topics, by using just elementary mathematical methods. ... To illustrate how classical mechanics formalism works in other branches of theoretical physics, examples related to electrodynamics, as well as to relativistic and quantum mechanics, are included. This handbook is well addressed to undergraduate students in physics. (Franco Cardin, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1206, 2011)

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