Theoretical Mechanics Of Particles And Continua

Author : Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486432618

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Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua by Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka Pdf

This two-part text fills what has often been a void in the first-year graduate physics curriculum. Through its examination of particles and continua, it supplies a lucid and self-contained account of classical mechanics — which in turn provides a natural framework for introducing many of the advanced mathematical concepts in physics. The text opens with Newton's laws of motion and systematically develops the dynamics of classical particles, with chapters on basic principles, rotating coordinate systems, lagrangian formalism, small oscillations, dynamics of rigid bodies, and hamiltonian formalism, including a brief discussion of the transition to quantum mechanics. This part of the book also considers examples of the limiting behavior of many particles, facilitating the eventual transition to a continuous medium. The second part deals with classical continua, including chapters on string membranes, sound waves, surface waves on nonviscous fluids, heat conduction, viscous fluids, and elastic media. Each of these self-contained chapters provides the relevant physical background and develops the appropriate mathematical techniques, and problems of varying difficulty appear throughout the text.

Author : Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0486789217

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Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua by Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka Pdf

Lucid, self-contained account provides natural framework for the introduction of advanced mathematical concepts in physics. Topics include Lagrangian dynamics, Hamiltonian dynamics, fluids and sound and surface waves, more. 1980 edition.

Author : Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486136998

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Nonlinear Mechanics by Alexander L. Fetter,John Dirk Walecka Pdf

In their prior Dover book, the authors provided a self-contained account of classical mechanics; this supplement/update offers a bridge to contemporary mechanics. Topics include nonlinear continuous systems. 2006 edition.

Author : Jerry B. Marion
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483272818

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems by Jerry B. Marion Pdf

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems presents a modern and reasonably complete account of the classical mechanics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies for physics students at the advanced undergraduate level. The book aims to present a modern treatment of classical mechanical systems in such a way that the transition to the quantum theory of physics can be made with the least possible difficulty; to acquaint the student with new mathematical techniques and provide sufficient practice in solving problems; and to impart to the student some degree of sophistication in handling both the formalism of the theory and the operational technique of problem solving. Vector methods are developed in the first two chapters and are used throughout the book. Other chapters cover the fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics, the special theory of relativity, gravitational attraction and potentials, oscillatory motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, central-force motion, two-particle collisions, and the wave equation.

Author : O.L. de Lange,J. Pierrus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199582525

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Solved Problems in Classical Mechanics by O.L. de Lange,J. Pierrus Pdf

simulated motion on a computer screen, and to study the effects of changing parameters. --

Author : Helmut Haberzettl
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811238291

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Classical Mechanics: Lecture Notes by Helmut Haberzettl Pdf

This textbook provides lecture materials of a comprehensive course in Classical Mechanics developed by the author over many years with input from students and colleagues alike. The richly illustrated book covers all major aspects of mechanics starting from the traditional Newtonian perspective, over Lagrangian mechanics, variational principles and Hamiltonian mechanics, rigid-body, and continuum mechanics, all the way to deterministic chaos and point-particle mechanics in special relativity. Derivation steps are worked out in detail, illustrated by examples, with ample explanations.Developed by a classroom practitioner, the book provides a comprehensive overview of classical mechanics with judicious material selections that can be covered in a one-semester course thus streamlining the instructor's task of choosing materials for their course. The usefulness for instructors notwithstanding, the primary aim of the book is to help students in their understanding, with detailed derivations and explanations, and provide focused guidance for their studies by repeatedly emphasizing how various topics are tied together by common physics principles.

Author : M. Pavsic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 140200351X

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The Landscape of Theoretical Physics: A Global View by M. Pavsic Pdf

Today many important directions of research are being pursued more or less independently of each other. These are, for instance, strings and mem branes, induced gravity, embedding of spacetime into a higher dimensional space, the brane world scenario, the quantum theory in curved spaces, Fock Schwinger proper time formalism, parametrized relativistic quantum the ory, quantum gravity, wormholes and the problem of “time machines”, spin and supersymmetry, geometric calculus based on Clifford algebra, various interpretations of quantum mechanics including the Everett interpretation, and the recent important approach known as “decoherence”. A big problem, as I see it, is that various people thoroughly investigate their narrow field without being aware of certain very close relations to other fields of research. What we need now is not only to see the trees but also the forest. In the present book I intend to do just that: to carry out a first approximation to a synthesis of the related fundamental theories of physics. I sincerely hope that such a book will be useful to physicists. From a certain viewpoint the book could be considered as a course in the oretical physics in which the foundations of all those relevant fundamental theories and concepts are attempted to be thoroughly reviewed. Unsolved problems and paradoxes are pointed out. I show that most of those ap proaches have a common basis in the theory of unconstrained membranes. The very interesting and important concept of membrane space, the tensor calculus in and functional transformations in are discussed.

Author : Yung-kuo Lim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810212984

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Problems and Solutions on Mechanics by Yung-kuo Lim Pdf

Newtonian mechanics : dynamics of a point mass (1001-1108) - Dynamics of a system of point masses (1109-1144) - Dynamics of rigid bodies (1145-1223) - Dynamics of deformable bodies (1224-1272) - Analytical mechanics : Lagrange's equations (2001-2027) - Small oscillations (2028-2067) - Hamilton's canonical equations (2068-2084) - Special relativity (3001-3054).

Author : Patrick Hamill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107042889

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A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians by Patrick Hamill Pdf

A concise treatment of variational techniques, focussing on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems, ideal for physics, engineering and mathematics students.

Author : Walter Greiner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387218519

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Classical Mechanics by Walter Greiner Pdf

Intended for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, this text is based on the highly successful course given by Walter Greiner at the University of Frankfurt, Germany. The two volumes on classical mechanics provide not only a complete survey of the topic but also an enormous number of worked examples and problems to show students clearly how to apply the abstract principles to realistic problems.

Author : Clifford Truesdell
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486835068

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The Kinematics of Vorticity by Clifford Truesdell Pdf

Unique graduate-level monograph presents a heavily mathematical treatment with applications extending to many areas of physics and engineering. "A valuable compendium of results." — Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 1954 edition.

Author : Lawrence E. Malvern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Continuum mechanics
ISBN : OCLC:2309235

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Introduction to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium by Lawrence E. Malvern Pdf

Author : Michael P. Marder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470949948

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Condensed Matter Physics by Michael P. Marder Pdf

Now updated—the leading single-volume introduction to solid state and soft condensed matter physics This Second Edition of the unified treatment of condensed matter physics keeps the best of the first, providing a basic foundation in the subject while addressing many recent discoveries. Comprehensive and authoritative, it consolidates the critical advances of the past fifty years, bringing together an exciting collection of new and classic topics, dozens of new figures, and new experimental data. This updated edition offers a thorough treatment of such basic topics as band theory, transport theory, and semiconductor physics, as well as more modern areas such as quasicrystals, dynamics of phase separation, granular materials, quantum dots, Berry phases, the quantum Hall effect, and Luttinger liquids. In addition to careful study of electron dynamics, electronics, and superconductivity, there is much material drawn from soft matter physics, including liquid crystals, polymers, and fluid dynamics. Provides frequent comparison of theory and experiment, both when they agree and when problems are still unsolved Incorporates many new images from experiments Provides end-of-chapter problems including computational exercises Includes more than fifty data tables and a detailed forty-page index Offers a solutions manual for instructors Featuring 370 figures and more than 1,000 recent and historically significant references, this volume serves as a valuable resource for graduate and undergraduate students in physics, physics professionals, engineers, applied mathematicians, materials scientists, and researchers in other fields who want to learn about the quantum and atomic underpinnings of materials science from a modern point of view.

Author : T. W. B. Kibble,Frank H. Berkshire
Publisher : Imperial College Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 1860944353

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Classical Mechanics by T. W. B. Kibble,Frank H. Berkshire Pdf

This is the fifth edition of a well-established textbook. It is intended to provide a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, an old subject that is at the base of all of physics, but in which there has also in recent years been rapid development. The book is aimed at undergraduate students of physics and applied mathematics. It emphasizes the basic principles, and aims to progress rapidly to the point of being able to handle physically and mathematically interesting problems, without getting bogged down in excessive formalism. Lagrangian methods are introduced at a relatively early stage, to get students to appreciate their use in simple contexts. Later chapters use Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods extensively, but in a way that aims to be accessible to undergraduates, while including modern developments at the appropriate level of detail. The subject has been developed considerably recently while retaining a truly central role for all students of physics and applied mathematics.This edition retains all the main features of the fourth edition, including the two chapters on geometry of dynamical systems and on order and chaos, and the new appendices on conics and on dynamical systems near a critical point. The material has been somewhat expanded, in particular to contrast continuous and discrete behaviours. A further appendix has been added on routes to chaos (period-doubling) and related discrete maps. The new edition has also been revised to give more emphasis to specific examples worked out in detail.Classical Mechanics is written for undergraduate students of physics or applied mathematics. It assumes some basic prior knowledge of the fundamental concepts and reasonable familiarity with elementary differential and integral calculus.

Author : John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811224966

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Introduction To Classical Mechanics: Solutions To Problems by John Dirk Walecka Pdf

The textbook Introduction to Classical Mechanics aims to provide a clear and concise set of lectures that take one from the introduction and application of Newton's laws up to Hamilton's principle of stationary action and the lagrangian mechanics of continuous systems. An extensive set of accessible problems enhances and extends the coverage.It serves as a prequel to the author's recently published book entitled Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism based on an introductory course taught some time ago at Stanford with over 400 students enrolled. Both lectures assume a good, concurrent course in calculus and familiarity with basic concepts in physics; the development is otherwise self-contained.As an aid for teaching and learning, and as was previously done with the publication of Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism: Solutions to Problems, this additional book provides the solutions to the problems in the text Introduction to Classical Mechanics.