Brizard Alain J

Introduction To Lagrangian Mechanics, An (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 13:: 9789814623629
author:: Brizard Alain J
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Wspc
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 324
Dimensions:: 22.4 x 18.3 x 1.5 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Mathematics, Education
Condition:: New
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An Introduction to Lagrangian Mechanics provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, starting with a historical perspective on the development of the Lagrangian method. This includes an exploration of Fermat's Principle of Least Time and the principles of Maupertuis, Jacobi, and d'Alembert that led to Hamilton's formulation of the Principle of Least Action.

The book covers additional topics not typically found in undergraduate textbooks, such as constraint forces, Routh's procedure for Lagrangian systems with symmetries, and variational formulations for several continuous Lagrangian systems. It also includes a new treatment of the sleeping-top problem and a modified Rutherford scattering problem solved exactly.

The Second Edition features a larger selection of examples and problems, as well as new material added to most chapters. This edition continues to emphasize the development and application of mathematical methods to solve problems in Classical Mechanics.

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