Geometric mechanics : toward a unification of classical physics
著者
書誌事項
Geometric mechanics : toward a unification of classical physics
Wiley-VCH, c2007
2nd rev. and enlarged ed
大学図書館所蔵 全11件
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
For physicists, mechanics is quite obviously geometric, yet the classical approach typically emphasizes abstract, mathematical formalism. Setting out to make mechanics both accessible and interesting for non-mathematicians, Richard Talman uses geometric methods to reveal qualitative aspects of the theory. He introduces concepts from differential geometry, differential forms, and tensor analysis, then applies them to areas of classical mechanics as well as other areas of physics, including optics, crystal diffraction, electromagnetism, relativity, and quantum mechanics. For easy reference, the author treats Lagrangian, Hamiltonian, and Newtonian mechanics separately -- exploring their geometric structure through vector fields, symplectic geometry, and gauge invariance respectively. Practical perturbative methods of approximation are also developed. This second, fully revised edition has been expanded to include new chapters on electromagnetic theory, general relativity, and string theory. 'Geometric Mechanics' features illustrative examples and assumes only basic knowledge of Lagrangian mechanics.
目次
1 Review of Classical Mechanics and String Field Theory
2 Geometry of Mechanics, I, Linear
3 Geometry of Mechanics, II, Curvilinear
4 Geometry of Mechanics, III, Multilinear
5 Lagrange-Poincare Description of Mechanics
6 Newtonian/Gauge Invariant Mechanics
7 Hamiltonian Treatment of Geometric Optics
8 Hamilton-Jacobi Theory
9 Relativistic Mechanics
10 Conservation Laws and Symmetry
11 Electromagnetic Theory
12 Relativistic Strings
13 General Relativity
14 Analytic Bases for Approximation
15 Linear Hamiltonian Systems
16 Perturbation Theory
17 Symplectic Mechanics
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