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Foundations of Classical Mechanics P. C. Deshmukh

Foundations of Classical Mechanics By P. C. Deshmukh

Foundations of Classical Mechanics by P. C. Deshmukh


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Foundations of Classical Mechanics aims at providing in-depth understanding of the cornerstones of modern science and engineering. It helps budding engineers and scientists who need a deep grasp of the foundation principles and rigorous methodologies.

Foundations of Classical Mechanics Summary

Foundations of Classical Mechanics by P. C. Deshmukh

Written in easily accessible language, the book provides a modern perspective of classical mechanics. Mathematical rigour is intertwined with lucid narration that will generate confidence in students to assimilate and apply fundamental principles of physics. The commonalities and differences of Newton's, Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations are explained in detail. Free, damped, driven oscillators and resonances are analysed systematically. The text extensively covers concepts of fluid mechanics, special theory of relativity, general theory of relativity and Lorentz transformations. The theories of gravitational field, fractals and chaos, Maxwell's laws of electrodynamics, and Einstein's theory of relativity are expanded from the first principle. The text is supported by practice problem sets to help students check their understanding of the concepts.

Foundations of Classical Mechanics Reviews

' Deshmukh provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to classical mechanics that is suitable for first- or second-year physics and engineering students.' Robert B. Scott, Physics Today

About P. C. Deshmukh

P. C. Deshmukh is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, India. He has taught courses on classical mechanics, atomic and molecular physics, quantum mechanics, solid state theory, foundations of theoretical physics and theory of atomic collision at undergraduate and graduate levels. He has published more than 100 papers in international journals. His current research includes photoabsoption processes in free/confined atoms, molecules and ions.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Laws of mechanics and symmetry principles; 2. Mathematical preliminaries; 3. Real effects of pseudo-forces: description of motion in accelerated frame of reference; 4. Small oscillations and wave motion; 5. Damped and driven oscillations; Resonances; 6. The variational principle; 7. Angular momentum and rigid body dynamics; 8. The gravitational interaction in Newtonian mechanics; 9. Complex behavior of simple system; 10. Gradient operator, methods of fluid mechanics, and electrodynamics; 11. Rudiments of fluid mechanics; 12. Basic principles of electrodynamics; 13. Introduction to special theory of relativity; 14. A glimpse of the general theory of relativity; Index.

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NPB9781108480567
9781108480567
110848056X
Foundations of Classical Mechanics by P. C. Deshmukh
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2019-12-12
450
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