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PHYS610: Advanced Theoretical Mechanics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 510 or equivalent.
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Description:
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics; variational principles; canonical transformations; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; theory of small oscillations; Lagrangian formulation for continuous systems and fields; classical chaos; canonical perturbation theory
Instructor(s):
GARFINKEL, ARTHUR F.
Email:
garfinke@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2010
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
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Geometric Mechanics | Richard Talman | 2nd (July 27, 2007) | 3527406832 | Wiley-VCH | Optional |
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