Symplectic geometry and its applications

Author(s)

• Arnolʹd, Vladimir Igorevich
• Novikov, Sergeĭ Petrovich

Bibliographic Information

Symplectic geometry and its applications

V.I. Arnol'd, S.P. Novikov (eds.)

（Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences / editor-in-chief, R.V. Gamkrelidze, v. 4 . Dynamical systems ; 4）

Springer-Verlag, c1990

• : us
• : gw

Other Title

Dinamicheskie sistemy

Note

Translation of: Dinamicheskie sistemy, issued as part of the series: Itogi nauki i tekhniki. Serii︠a︡ Sovremennye problemy matematiki

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text takes a snapshot of the mathematical foundations of classical and quantum mechanics from a contemporary mathematical viewpoint. It covers a number of important recent developments in dynamical systems and mathematical physics and places them in the framework of the more classical approaches. The presentation is enhanced by many illustrative examples concerning topics which have been of especial interest to workers in the field, and by sketches of the proofs of the major results. The comprehensive bibliographies are designed to permit the interested reader to retrace the major stages in the development of the field if he wishes. Not so much a detailed textbook for plodding students, this volume, like the others in the series, is intended to lead researchers in other fields and advanced students quickly to an understanding of the "state of the art" in this area of mathematics. As such it will serve both as a basic reference work on important areas of mathematical physics as they stand today, and as a good starting point for further, more detailed study for people new to this field.

Table of Contents

Contents: Linear Symplectic Geometry: Symplectic Manifolds.- Symplectic Geometry and Mechanics. Contact Geometry. Lagrangian and Legendre Singularities. Lagrangian and Legendre Cobordism.- References.

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Details

• NCID: BA07801781
• ISBN:
  • 0387170030
  • 3540170030
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: rus
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: 283 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA805
  • DC19 : 531
  • NDC8 : 423.35
  • NDC8 : 423.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mechanics, Analytic
  • LCSH : Mechanics, Celestial
  • LCSH : Geometry, Differential
  • LCSH : Symplectic manifolds
  • LCSH : Differentiable dynamical systems
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01321819