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Classical mechanics and relativity / Harald J.W. Müller-Kirsten.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2008.Description: xii, 562 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9789812832528 (softcover: alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.12 22
LOC classification:
  • QA808.5 .M85 2008
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Contents:
Introduction -- Recapitulation of Newtonian mechanics -- The Lagrange formalism -- The canonical or Hamilton formalism -- Symmetries and transformations -- Looking beyond classical mechanics -- Two-body central forces -- Rigid body dynamics -- Small oscillations and stability -- Motivation of the theory of relativity -- A simple look at phenomenological consequences -- Aspects of special relativity -- Equation of motion of a particle in a gravitational field -- Tensor calculus for Riemann spaces -- Einstein's equation of the gravitational field -- The Schwarzschild solution.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-552) and index.

Introduction -- Recapitulation of Newtonian mechanics -- The Lagrange formalism -- The canonical or Hamilton formalism -- Symmetries and transformations -- Looking beyond classical mechanics -- Two-body central forces -- Rigid body dynamics -- Small oscillations and stability -- Motivation of the theory of relativity -- A simple look at phenomenological consequences -- Aspects of special relativity -- Equation of motion of a particle in a gravitational field -- Tensor calculus for Riemann spaces -- Einstein's equation of the gravitational field -- The Schwarzschild solution.

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