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Global Formulations of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics on Manifolds: A Geometric Approach to Modeling and Analysis (Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics) by Taeyoung Lee,Melvin Leok,N. Harris McClamroch (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book provides an accessible introduction to the variational formulation of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, with a novel emphasis on global descriptions of the dynamics, which is a significant conceptual departure from more traditional approaches based on the use of local coordinates on the configuration manifold. In particular, we introduce a general methodology for obtaining globally valid equations of motion on configuration manifolds that are Lie groups, homogeneous spaces, and embedded manifolds, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with coordinate singularities. The material is presented in an approachable fashion by considering concrete configuration manifolds of increasing complexity, which then motivates and naturally leads to the more general formulation that follows. Understanding of the material is enhanced by numerous in-depth examples throughout the book, culminating in non-trivial applications involving multi-body systems. This book is written for a general audience of mathematicians, engineers, and physicists with a basic knowledge of mechanics. Some basic background in differential geometry is helpful, but not essential, as the relevant concepts

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Author

Taeyoung Lee,Melvin Leok,N. Harris McClamroch (auth.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319569536

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Mathematics, Science