TY - BOOK AU - Jose, Jorge V. (Jorge Valenzuela); Saletan, Eugene J. TI - Classical dynamics : a contemporary approach SN - 9780521636360 AV - QA805 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge (England) PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Mathematics: Physics: Analytic Mechanics N1 - Fundamentals of mechanics; Lagrangian formulation of mechanics; Topics in Lagrangian dynamics; Scattering and linear oscillations; Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics; Topics in Hamiltonian dynamics; Nonlinear dynamics; Virigid bodies; Continuum dynamics N2 - "Recent advances in the study of dynamical systems have revolutionized the way that classical mechanics is taught and understood. Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach is a new and comprehensive textbook that provides a complete description of this fundamental branch of physics." "It will be an ideal textbook for graduate students of physics, applied mathematics, theoretical chemistry, and engineering, and will also serve as a useful reference for researchers in these fields."--Jacket ER -