Manifolds and mechanics:

This book provides an easy introduction to the theory of differentiable manifolds. The authors then show how the theory can be used to develop, simply but rigorously, the theory of Lanrangian mechanics directly from Newton's laws. Unnecessary abstraction has been avoided to produce an account s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Arthur 1934-
Other Authors: Gray, Alistair, Hutton, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987
Series:Australian Mathematical Society lecture series 2
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511569401
Summary:This book provides an easy introduction to the theory of differentiable manifolds. The authors then show how the theory can be used to develop, simply but rigorously, the theory of Lanrangian mechanics directly from Newton's laws. Unnecessary abstraction has been avoided to produce an account suitable for students in mathematics or physics who have taken courses in advanced calculus.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (166 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511569401