Symmetry in mechanics : a gentle, modern introduction /
This book presents a straightforward introduction to mechanics via symplectic reduction. Following a short historical introduction to the subject, the author gives a careful exposition of the two-body problem using it as a vehicle to link the abstract constructions of symplectic and differential geo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Birkhäuser,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Kostenfrei Publisher description Cover |
| Summary: | This book presents a straightforward introduction to mechanics via symplectic reduction. Following a short historical introduction to the subject, the author gives a careful exposition of the two-body problem using it as a vehicle to link the abstract constructions of symplectic and differential geometry to concrete, explicitly calculated examples. Accessible to those with only a background in multivariable calculus and linear algebra and presenting many examples, illustrations and exercises, the book will be an excellent self-study resource. -- Distributed by Syndetics Solutions, LLC. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0817641459 9780817641450 3764341459 9783764341459 |