Classical Mechanics

by Vimal Kumar Jain

About the Book :- Classical Mechanics in designed as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students of Physics. It begins with an introduction to Particle Dynamics. The book deals with Lagrangian dynamics, Hamiltons equations, Symmetry and conservation laws, Small oscillation, Hamiltons Principle, Principle of least action, Motion in non-inertial reference frame, Canonical transformations, Hamilton Jacobi equation, Action and angle variables, Central force motion, Rutherford scattering and Dynamics of rigid body. Salient features of the book ● Easy to understand and simple language ● Solved Examples ● Objective Type Questions ● Problems at the end of each chapter Contents :- Preface : 1. Introduction to Particle Dynamics 2. Lagrangian Formulation 3. Hamiltons Equations 4. Symmetry and Conservation Laws 5. Small Oscillation 6. Variational Basics of Mechanics-Hamiltons Principle 7. Motion in Non-Inertial Reference Frame 8. Canonical Transformations 9. Hamilton Jacobi Equation 10. Central Forces Motion 11. Rutherford Scattering 12. Dynamics of Rigid Body, Answers to Objective Type Questions, Selected Bibliography, Index . About the Author :- Dr. Vimal Kumar Jian , (Alexander von Humboldt Fellow), a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1977 is Professor of Physics at Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak. He was a visiting Professor at Institute de Fisica, Universidade Federal din Rio de Janeiro Brazil. He is working in the field of electron paramagnetic resonance and published four review articles and 104 research papers in National and International Journals. He is author of a book on Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy.

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Published January 1, 2019