Classical Mechanics: Volume 1 : Lectures on Theoretical Physics
by
David Tong
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Lectures on Theoretical Physics
ISBN-10
1009594516
ISBN-13
9781009594516
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 19th, 2025
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
1,090 grams
Dimensions
26.00 x 18.40 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Classical mechanics
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This is the first volume in a series of textbooks covering the fundamentals of theoretical physics. This text presents classical mechanics at a level suitable for undergraduates and graduate students, beginning with the basics before expanding to more advanced topics, including a detailed description of special relativity.
Any education in theoretical physics begins with the laws of classical mechanics. The basics of the subject were laid down long ago by Galileo and Newton and are enshrined in the famous equation F=ma that we all learn in school. But there is much more to the subject and, in the intervening centuries, the laws of classical mechanics were reformulated to emphasis deeper concepts such as energy, symmetry, and action. This textbook describes these different approaches to classical mechanics, starting with Newton''s laws before turning to subsequent developments such as the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The book emphasises Noether''s profound insights into symmetries and conservation laws, as well as Einstein''s vision of spacetime, encapsulated in the theory of special relativity. Classical mechanics is not the last word on theoretical physics. But it is the foundation for all that follows. The purpose of this book is to provide this foundation.
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