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PHYS610
— Fall 2011
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
Email:
garfinke@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2011
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Mechanics: A Contemporary Approach (Paperback) | Jorge V. Jose & Eugene J. Saletan | August 13, 1998 | 0521636361 | Cambridge University Press | Optional | |
| RECOMMENDED: Geometrical Methods of Mathematical Physics | Bernard Schutz | January 28, 1980 | 0521298873 | Cambridge University Press | Optional |
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