| Description |
xi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in a reference that covers such topics as classical mechanics, electromagnetic fields and chaos theory. |
| Contents |
The nature of classical physics -- Spaces, trigonometry, and vectors -- Motion -- Integral calculus -- Dynamics -- Partial differentiation -- Systems of more than one particle -- Energy -- The principle of least action -- Symmetries and conservation laws -- Hamiltonian mechanics and time-translation invariance -- The phase space fluid and the Gibbs-Liouville Theorem -- Poisson brackets, angular momentum, and symmetries -- Electric and magnetic forces -- Appendix 1. Central forces and planetary orbits. |
| Summary |
"A first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur ... beginning with classical mechanics"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Subject |
Physics.
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| Added Author |
Hrabovsky, George.
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| ISBN |
9780465028115 hardcover $26.99 |
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046502811X |
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