Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach

by Eugene J. Saletan and Jorge V. José

Book Overview

Advances in the study of dynamical systems have revolutionized the way that classical mechanics is taught and understood. Classical Dynamics, first published in 1998, is a comprehensive textbook that provides a complete description of this fundamental branch of physics. The authors cover all the material that one would expect to find in a standard graduate course: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, canonical transformations, the Hamilton-Jacobi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521636361
• ISBN13: 9780521636360
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 698 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"