Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians

Informationen zum Autor Patrick Hamill is Professor Emeritus of Physics at San José State University. He has taught physics for over thirty years and his research interests are in celestial mechanics and atmospheric physics. Klappentext A concise treatment of variational techniques, focussing on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems, ideal for physics, engineering and mathematics students. Zusammenfassung A concise but rigorous treatment of variational techniques! focussing primarily on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems! this book is ideal for physics! engineering and mathematics students. Written in clear! simple language and featuring numerous worked examples and exercises! this book is a valuable supplement to courses in mechanics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Lagrangian Mechanics: 1. Fundamental concepts; 2. The calculus of variations; 3. Lagrangian dynamics; Part II. Hamiltonian Mechanics: 4. Hamilton's equations; 5. Canonical transformations: Poisson brackets; 6. Hamilton-Jacobi theory; 7. Continuous systems; Further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Hamill, Patrick (San Jose State University Hamill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107042889
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04288-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Student's Guides; Print on Demand; Student's Guides
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics