Classical mechanics and relativity / Harald J.W. Müller-Kirsten
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TextPublication details: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company , 2008Description: xii, 562 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9789812832511
- 9812832513 (hardcover and : alk. paper)
- 9789812832528 (softcover: alk. paper)
- 9812832521 (softcover: alk. paper)
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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