Foundations of Classical Mechanics
About this book
Written in easily accessible language, the book provides a modern perspective of classical mechanics. Mathematical rigour is intertwined with lucid narration that will generate confidence in students to assimilate and apply fundamental principles of physics. The commonalities and differences of Newton's, Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations are explained in detail. Free, damped, driven oscillators and resonances are analysed systematically. The text extensively covers concepts of fluid mechanics, special theory of relativity, general theory of relativity and Lorentz transformations. The theories of gravitational field, fractals and chaos, Maxwell's laws of electrodynamics, and Einstein's theory of relativity are expanded from the first principle. The text is supported by practice problem sets to help students check their understanding of the concepts.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Foundations of Classical Mechanics
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES
- TABLES
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1. Laws of Mechanics and Symmetry Principles
- CHAPTER 2. Mathematical Preliminaries
- CHAPTER 3. Real Effects of Pseudo-forces: Description of Motion in Accelerated Frame of Reference
- CHAPTER 4. Small Oscillations and Wave Motion
- CHAPTER 5. Damped and Driven Oscillations; Resonances
- CHAPTER 6. The Variational Principle
- CHAPTER 7. Angular Momentum and Rigid Body Dynamics
- CHAPTER 8. The Gravitational Interaction in Newtonian Mechanics
- CHAPTER 9. Complex Behavior of Simple System
- CHAPTER 10. Gradient Operator, Methods of Fluid Mechanics, and Electrodynamics
- CHAPTER 11. Rudiments of Fluid Mechanics
- CHAPTER 12. Basic Principles of Electrodynamics
- CHAPTER 13. Introduction to the Special Theory of Relativity
- CHAPTER 14. A Glimpse of the General Theory of Relativity
- Index
