Classical Mechanics and Relativity

List of contents

Recapitulation of Newtonian Mechanics; The Lagrange Formalism; The Canonical or Hamilton Formalism; Symmetries and Transformations; Looking Beyond Classical Mechanics; Two-Body Central Forces; Rigid Body Dynamics; Small Oscillations and Stability; Motivation of the Theory of Relativity; A Simple Look at Phenomenological Consequences; Aspects of Special Relativity; Equation of Motion of a Particle in a Gravitational Field; Tensor Calculus for Riemann Spaces; Einstein's Equation of the Gravitational Field; The Schwarzschild Solution.

Product details

• Authors: H. J. W. Mueller-Kirsten, H. J. W. M'Uller-Kirsten, Harald J. W. Muller-Kirsten, Muller-kirsten Harald J W
• Publisher: World Scientific
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 249 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 1134 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics