A Primer of Analytical Mechanics

Autor*innen

• Franco Strocchi

Parameter

• 128 Seiten
• 5 Lesestunden

• Natur
• Natur, Tiere

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Focusing on the advantages of Analytical Mechanics over Newtonian Mechanics, the book emphasizes its efficiency through five key achievements. It offers a minimal coordinate system that eliminates constraint forces, presents form invariance to address fictitious forces, and condenses dynamics into a single scalar function. Additionally, it explores first-order evolution equations governed by the Hamiltonian function and highlights the benefits of Hamiltonian canonical algebra in simplifying dynamical problems, including the interplay between symmetries and conservation laws.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Einband: Paperback