Classical mechanics: a textbook/ Suresh Chandra

By: Chandra, SureshMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi: Narosa Publication House, 2009Description: x, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781842655528Subject(s): MechanicsDDC classification: 531
Contents:
I. Elementary Principles. -- 1. Inertial reference frame -- 2. Newton laws of motion -- 3. Linear motions -- 4. Forces in classical mechanics -- 5. Maxwell equations -- 6. Motion of a charged particle in electromagnetic eld [i.e. field] -- 7. Galilean transformations -- 8. Conservative and non-conservative forces -- 9. Mechanics of a single particle -- 10. Mechanics of a system of particles -- 11. Motion in a resistive medium -- 12. Constraints -- 13. Generalized coordinates and degrees of freedom -- 14. Virtual displacement and virtual work -- 15. D'Alembert's principle -- 16. Problems and questions -- II. Lagrangian Formulation. -- 1. Lagrangian equation of motion -- 2. Variation technique -- 3. Kinetic energy in terms of generalized coordinates -- 4. Jacobi integral -- 5. Dissipative system: Rayleigh's dissipation function -- 6. Gauge transformation for Lagrangian -- 7. Symmetry properties and conservation laws -- 8. Invariance of Lagrangian equations under Galilean transformation -- 9. Variational principle -- 10. Problems and questions -- III. Hamiltonian Formulation. -- 1. Hamiltonian equations of motion -- 2. Derivation of Hamiltonian equations from the variational principle -- 3. Principle of least action -- 4. Canonical transformations -- 5. Maxwell type relations -- 6. Poisson brackets -- 7. Hamilton-Jacobi method -- 8. Problems and questions -- IV. Central Force. -- 1. Reduction of two-body problem into one-body problem -- 2. Central force -- 3. Kepler's laws -- 4. Rutherford scattering -- 5. Virial theorem -- 6. Problems and questions -- V. Small Oscillations. -- 1. Stable and unstable equilibriums -- 2. Small oscillations in a system with one degree of freedom -- 3. Small oscillations in a system with more than one degree of freedom -- 4. Normal coordinates and normal frequencies of vibration -- 5. Problems and questions -- VI. Rigid-body Dynamics. -- 1. Rotating frame -- 2. Euler angles -- 3. Inertia tensor -- 4. Euler's equations of motion of a rigid body -- 5. Free motion of a rigid body -- 6. Motion of a symmetric top -- 7. Problems and questions -- VII. Special Relativity. -- 1. Galilean transformations -- 2. Michelson-Morley experiment -- 3. Special theory of relativity -- 4. Lorentz transformations -- 5. Variation of mass with velocity -- 6. Mass-energy equivalence -- 7. Relativistic Doppler eect [i.e. effect] -- 8. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for relativistic mechanics -- 9. Four-space -- 10. Problems and questions.
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I. Elementary Principles. --
1. Inertial reference frame --
2. Newton laws of motion --
3. Linear motions --
4. Forces in classical mechanics --
5. Maxwell equations --
6. Motion of a charged particle in electromagnetic eld [i.e. field] --
7. Galilean transformations --
8. Conservative and non-conservative forces --
9. Mechanics of a single particle --
10. Mechanics of a system of particles --
11. Motion in a resistive medium --
12. Constraints --
13. Generalized coordinates and degrees of freedom --
14. Virtual displacement and virtual work --
15. D'Alembert's principle --
16. Problems and questions --
II. Lagrangian Formulation. --
1. Lagrangian equation of motion --
2. Variation technique --
3. Kinetic energy in terms of generalized coordinates --
4. Jacobi integral --
5. Dissipative system: Rayleigh's dissipation function --
6. Gauge transformation for Lagrangian --
7. Symmetry properties and conservation laws --
8. Invariance of Lagrangian equations under Galilean transformation --
9. Variational principle --
10. Problems and questions --
III. Hamiltonian Formulation. --
1. Hamiltonian equations of motion --
2. Derivation of Hamiltonian equations from the variational principle --
3. Principle of least action --
4. Canonical transformations --
5. Maxwell type relations --
6. Poisson brackets --
7. Hamilton-Jacobi method --
8. Problems and questions --
IV. Central Force. --
1. Reduction of two-body problem into one-body problem --
2. Central force --
3. Kepler's laws --
4. Rutherford scattering --
5. Virial theorem --
6. Problems and questions --
V. Small Oscillations. --
1. Stable and unstable equilibriums --
2. Small oscillations in a system with one degree of freedom --
3. Small oscillations in a system with more than one degree of freedom --
4. Normal coordinates and normal frequencies of vibration --
5. Problems and questions --
VI. Rigid-body Dynamics. --
1. Rotating frame --
2. Euler angles --
3. Inertia tensor --
4. Euler's equations of motion of a rigid body --
5. Free motion of a rigid body --
6. Motion of a symmetric top --
7. Problems and questions --
VII. Special Relativity. --
1. Galilean transformations --
2. Michelson-Morley experiment --
3. Special theory of relativity --
4. Lorentz transformations --
5. Variation of mass with velocity --
6. Mass-energy equivalence --
7. Relativistic Doppler eect [i.e. effect] --
8. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for relativistic mechanics --
9. Four-space --
10. Problems and questions.

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