Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians

Name: Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians
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ISBN: 9781107617520

ISBN-10: 1107617529

ISBN-13: 9781107617520

Edition: 2013

Authors: Patrick Hamill

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A concise but rigorous treatment of variational techniques, focussing primarily on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems, this book is ideal for physics, engineering and mathematics students. The book begins by applying Lagrange's equations to a number of mechanical systems. It introduces the concepts of generalized coordinates and generalized momentum. Following this the book turns to the calculus of variations to derive the Euler-Lagrange equations. It introduces Hamilton's principle and uses this throughout the book to derive further results. The Hamiltonian, Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations, Poisson brackets and Hamilton-Jacobi theory are considered next. The book concludes…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 181
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.78" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Patrick Hamill is Professor Emeritus of Physics at San Josï¿½ State University. He has taught physics for over thirty years and his research interests are in celestial mechanics and atmospheric physics.