GEOMETRIC MECHANICS - PART I: DYNAMICS AND SYMMETRY (2ND EDITION)
Dynamics and Symmetry
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- Paperback
466 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
See also GEOMETRIC MECHANICS - Part II: Rotating, Translating and Rolling (2nd Edition) This textbook introduces the tools and language of modern geometric mechanics to advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in mathematics, physics and engineering. It treats the fundamental problems of dynamical systems from the viewpoint of Lie group symmetry in variational principles. The only prerequisites are linear algebra, calculus and some familiarity with Hamilton’s principle and c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848167759 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184816775X |
| Author: | Darryl D. Holm |
| Publisher: | Imperial College Press |
| Imprint: | Imperial College Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 466 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 658g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 226mm |
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Critics Review
These volumes are a valuable addition to the literature on geometric mechanics. They are very well written, can be used for various courses independently or in conjunction with other texts, both more elementary and advanced, and can also serve as a good starting point for someone interested in the subject and willing to learn the principles and tec – MathSciNet “MathSciNet”
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