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Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach - Softcover

José, Jorge V.

 
9780521636360: Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach

Synopsis

A comprehensive graduate-level textbook on classical dynamics with many worked examples and over 200 homework exercises, first published in 1998.

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Review

'It strikes the right balance between physical reasoning and mathematical sophistication, at the same time as it takes the reader to the forefront of active research in the field ... I recommend this book to instructors and students alike.' Meinhard E. Mayer, Physics Today

'Classical Dynamics strikes the right balance between physical reasoning and mathematical sophistication, at the same time as it takes the reader to the forefront of active research in the field ... I highly recommended this book to instructors and students alike.' Meinhard E. Mayer, Physics Today

'... it is well written, with a thorough set of references, and would serve as an excellent resource for students and faculty alike who wish to learn many of the most important aspects of the mathematical physics behind the renaissance of classical mechanics.' R. W. Robinett, American Journal of Physics

Book Description

With many worked examples and over 200 homework exercises, this comprehensive textbook, first published in 1998, covers all the standard material in a graduate course on classical dynamics, plus advanced topics such as the relativistic Kepler problem, Liouville and Darboux theorems, and inverse and chaotic scattering. A solutions manual is available exclusively for instructors.

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ISBN 10:  0521631769 ISBN 13:  9780521631761
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998
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