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Theoretical mechanicsTheoretical mechanics

Theoretical mechanics1929

Joseph Sweetman Ames

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A mathematically rigorous development of theoretical mechanics for the advanced student, with constant practical applications. Used in hundreds of advanced courses. An unusually thorough coverage of gyroscopic and baryscopic material, detailed analysis of the Coriolis acceleration, applications of Lagrange's equations, motion of the double pendulum, Hamilton-Jacobi partial differential equations, group velocity and dispersion, etc. Special relativity is also included.

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First published
1929
OL Work ID
OL1798246W

Subjects

Analytic MechanicsMathematical physicsMechanics, AnalyticMécanique analytiquePhysique mathématiqueMathematische fysica

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