Classical mechanics illustrated by modern physics
Subtitle: 42 problems with solutions
By: David Guéry-Odelin, Thierry Lahaye
Contributors: Lahaye, Thierry
Publisher: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781848164802; 9781848164796
Subjects: Mechanics; Problems, exercises
Description: "This book provides an illustration of classical mechanics in the form of problems (at undergraduate level) inspired - for the most part - by contemporary research in physics, and resulting from the teaching and research experience of the authors. A noticeable feature of this book is that it emphasizes the experimental aspects of a large majority of problems. All problems are accompanied by detailed solutions: the calculations are clarified and their physical significance commented on in-depth. Within the solutions, the basic concepts from undergraduate lectures in classical mechanics, necessary to solve the problems, are recalled when needed. The authors systematically mention recent bibliographical references (most of them freely accessible via the Internet) allowing the reader to deepen their understanding of the subject, and thus contributing to the building of a general culture in physics"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Orders of magnitude and dimensional analysis; title: Motion in the gravity field; title: Friction; title: Rotating frames; title: Oscillators; title: A few theorems in mechanics; title: Collisions; title: Manipulation of charged particles; title: "Cold" atoms; title: Celestial mechanics; title: Relativistic mechanics.