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Focusing on the advantages of Analytical Mechanics over Newtonian Mechanics, the book emphasizes its efficiency in describing motion through a minimal set of coordinates, eliminating constraint forces. It highlights the form invariance of evolution equations, which addresses fictitious forces, and presents dynamics through a single scalar function instead of multiple vectors. The Hamiltonian formulation is explored, showcasing first-order time evolution governed by the Hamiltonian function. Additionally, it discusses Hamiltonian canonical algebra's role in simplifying dynamical problems and linking symmetries to conservation laws.
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A Primer of Analytical Mechanics, Franco Strocchi
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- A Primer of Analytical Mechanics
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Franco Strocchi
- Publisher
- Springer, Berlin
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 114
- ISBN13
- 9783319737607
- Category
- Nature in general
- Description
- Focusing on the advantages of Analytical Mechanics over Newtonian Mechanics, the book emphasizes its efficiency in describing motion through a minimal set of coordinates, eliminating constraint forces. It highlights the form invariance of evolution equations, which addresses fictitious forces, and presents dynamics through a single scalar function instead of multiple vectors. The Hamiltonian formulation is explored, showcasing first-order time evolution governed by the Hamiltonian function. Additionally, it discusses Hamiltonian canonical algebra's role in simplifying dynamical problems and linking symmetries to conservation laws.