A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107042887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thumbs Up for Kindle I've seen this little 180 pager going for almost 80 bucks US, so the natural two questions are:1. Is it worth it?2. What about Kindle?Yes to 1, as it gives a really stripped down, very simplified intro that will help through a LOT of the more difficult aspects of the calculus of variations. The author jokes that even the most overused formulas for acceleration in physics texts use oversimplified accelerations in Cartesian planes to hide the fact that any real, generalized analytic solutions are actually all subsets of advanced Hamilton-Jacobi formulas! Other than the most basic, most motion formula problems actually require numeric r. "A good reading on classical mechanics." according to ScienceThinker. Some time ago, I had written a review about Analytical Mechanics by L.N. Hand and J.D. Finch saying that, although it contains the majority of the required material for a classical mechanics course, it is badly written and there is need for a well written textbook. The current book (published by the same publisher) fills this hole. It is indeed well written. It focuses on all fundamental concepts and constructions of classical mechanics and it does so in a concise way. As a result, students will find this book extremely valuable and, most probably, it will become of their favorite books. However, researchers or other people with good. anzor khelashvili said Four Stars. rather useful book
" in a logically clear and physically rigorous way the book highlights the landmarks of the analytical mechanics so that the attentive student can be easily prepared for the exam. It is suitable for studying in intermediate and upper-level undergraduate courses of classical mechanics " Vladimir I. Pulov, Journal of Geometry and Symmetry in Physics
. He has taught physics for over thirty years and his research interests are in celestial mechanics and atmospheric physics. Patrick Hamill is Professor Emeritus of Physics at San José State University
It introduces Hamilton's principle and uses this throughout the book to derive further results. The book begins by applying Lagrange's equations to a number of mechanical systems. The book concludes by discussing continuous Lagrangians and Hamiltonians and how they are related to field theory. It introduces the concepts of generalized coordinates and generalized momentum. The Hamiltonian, Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations, Poisson brackets and Hamilton-Jacobi theory are considered next. Written in clear, simple language and featuring numerous worked examples and exercises to help students master the material, this book is a valuable supplement to courses in mechanics.. A concise but rigorous treatment of variational techniques, focussing primarily on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems, this book is ideal for physics, engineering and mathematics students. Following this the book turns to the calculus of variations to derive the Euler-Lagrange equations