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Elements of Analytical Dynamics

  • 1 Edición - 1 de enero de 1976
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Rudolph Kurth
  • Editores: I. N. Sneddon, M. Stark
  • Idioma: Inglés

Elements of Analytical Dynamics deals with dynamics, which studies the relationship between motion of material bodies and the forces acting on them. This book is a compilation of… Leer más

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Elements of Analytical Dynamics deals with dynamics, which studies the relationship between motion of material bodies and the forces acting on them. This book is a compilation of lectures given by the author at the Georgia and Institute of Technology and formed a part of a course in Topological Dynamics. The book begins by discussing the notions of space and time and their basic properties. It then discusses the Hamilton-Jacobi theory and Hamilton's principle and first integrals. The text concludes with a discussion on Jacobi's geometric interpretation of conservative systems. This book will be of direct use to graduate students of Mathematics with minimal background in Theoretical Mechanics.

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Preface

Chapter I. The Equations of Motion

§ 1. Space and Time

§ 2. Dynamical Systems of Particles

§ 3. Lagrangian Systems

Chapter II. Hamilton-Jacobi Theory

§ 4. Hamilton's Equation

§ 5. Canonical Transformations

§ 6. Time-Dependent Completely Canonical Transformations

§ 7. Time-Independent Completely Canonical Transformations: Generating Functions

§ 8. Jacobi's Partial Differential Equation

Chapter III. Hamilton's Principle and First Integrals

§ 9. Hamilton's Principle, Euler's Equations

§ 10. First Integrals

§ 11. Noether's Theorem

§ 12. Stability

Chapter IV. Jacobi's Geometric Interpretation of Dynamics

§ 13. Maupertuis' Principle

§ 14. Riemannian Geometry

§ 15. Jacobi's Geometric Interpretation of Conservative Lagrangian Systems

§ 16. Spaces With Intrinsic Metrics

§ 17. A Generalization of Jacobi's Interpretation

§ 18. Concluding Remarks

Exercises

References

Supplementary Literature

Index

Other Titles in the Series


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  • Edición: 1
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  • Publicado: 10 de julio de 2014
  • Idioma: Inglés

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