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This classic book enables readers to make connections between classical and modern physics -- an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Poole and John Safko have updated the book to include the latest topics, applications, and notation to reflect today's physics curriculum.
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Book Details
Table of Contents
1.
Survey of the Elementary Principles
Page 1
2.
Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations
Page 34
3.
The Central Force Problem
Page 70
4.
The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion
Page 134
5.
The Rigid Body Equations of Motion
Page 184
6.
Oscillations
Page 238
7.
The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity
Page 276
8.
The Hamilton Equations of Motion
Page 334
9.
Canonical Transformations
Page 368
10.
Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action-Angle Variables
Page 430
11.
Classical Chaos
Page 483
12.
Canonical Perturbation Theory
Page 526
13.
Introduction to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields
Page 558
Appendix A.
Euler Angles in Alternate Conventions and Cayley-Klein Parameters
Page 601
Appendix B.
Groups and Algebras
Page 605
Selected Bibliography
Page 617
Author Index
Page 623
Subject Index
Page 625
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-621) and indexes.
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The Physical Object
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