Mechanics: From Newton's Laws to Deterministic Chaos (Graduate Texts in Physics)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642053696 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 547 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mechanics not only is the oldest branch of physics but was and still is the basis for all of theoretical physics. Field theories such as electrodynamics borrow their formal framework and many of their building principles from mechanics. The beginner should realize that mechanics is not primarily the art of describing block-and-tackles, collisions of billiard balls, constrained motions of the cylinder in a washing machine, or - cycle riding.. Purpose and Emphasis. For this reason it is not surprising that the presentation of mechanics re?ects to some - tent the development of modern physics and that today this classical branch of theoretical physics is taught rather differently than at the time of Arnold S- merfeld, in the 1920s, or even in the 1950s, when more emphasis was put on the theoryandtheapplicationsofpartial-differentialequations. Today, symmetriesand invariance principles, the structure of the space–time continuum, and the geom- rical structure of mechanics play an important role. In short, throughout the many modern developments of physics where one frequently turns back to the principles of classical mechanics its model character is felt. Quantum mechanics can hardly be understood, perhaps cannot even be formulated, without a good kno- edge of general mechanics
Fast paced but clearly written Edward H. Welbon For the listed price of $38US this book is indeed a bargain. It is clearly written with a rational organization of topics and most sections are accompanied with meaningful examples. I especially enjoyed the development of the Hamiltonian. On the other hand, this is not an easy text - you may not be able to watch Jerry Springer as you read it; a basic familiarity calculus, vector analysis and physics will be needed to make any head way at all. I wish I had used this text in college.
… A great book; perhaps a companion of any physicist." (Michel Crucifix, Physicalia, Vol. Isenberg, Contemporary Physics, Vol. Teodorescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 28 (1), 2006)"In this English translation of the first volume of German treatise on theoretical physics … the author presents mechanics both as the oldest branch of physics and the basis of modern theoretical physics. based on an advanced undergraduate, two semester, course for students of applied mathematics and theoretical physics. By its presentation: 528 thick pages, of excellent print quality, hard bounded with a hard cover. From the reviews of the fourth edition: "This is a solid book. … The print font and diagrams are particularly clear. Both a