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Mechanics

From Newton’s Laws to Deterministic Chaos

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Florian A. Scheck

    1. Institut für Physik, Fachbereich Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Elementary Newtonian Mechanics

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 1-76

  3. The Principles of Canonical Mechanics

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 77-163

  4. The Mechanics of Rigid Bodies

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 165-206

  5. Relativistic Mechanics

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 207-250

  6. Geometric Aspects of Mechanics

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 251-315

  7. Stability and Chaos

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 317-379

  8. Continuous Systems

    • Florian A. Scheck
    Pages 381-393

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 395-431
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About this book

A course in mechanics is of primary importance in any physics teaching program. Scheck's book integrates the various aspects of classical mechanics, relativistic mechanics, and modern topics such as deterministic chaos. Both the physical approach to mechanics and its mathematical foundations are emphasised. With elementary Newtonian mechanics as a starting point, the principles of canonical mechanics in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations are outlined. Rigid bodies are treated in detail, and the basic concepts of special relativity are given. Particular emphasis is put on the geometrical aspects of mechanics, such as geometrical objects on manifolds. A chapter on stability and chaos concludes the book, introducing topics such as the long-time behavior of dynamical flows, deterministic chaos, and chaotic motion in celestial mechanics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Physik, Fachbereich Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Florian A. Scheck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mechanics

  • Book Subtitle: From Newton’s Laws to Deterministic Chaos

  • Authors: Florian A. Scheck

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02630-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-02630-4Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 431

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

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