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Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, John L. Safko is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Classical Mechanics about?

Cover......Page 1 CLASSICAL MECHANICS......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 Preface to the Third Edition......Page 8 1 Survey of the Elementary Principles......Page 11 2 Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations......Page 44 3 The Central Force Problem......Page 80 4 The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion......Page 144 5 The Rigid Body Equations of Motion......Page 194 6 Oscillations......Page 248 7 The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity......Page 284 8 The Hamilton Equations of Motion......Page 340 9 Canonical Transformations......Page 374 10 Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action-Angle Variables......Page 436 11 Classical Chaos......Page 489 12 Canonical Perturbation Theory......Page 532 13 Introduction to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulationsfor Continuous Systems and Fields......Page 564 A Euler Angles in Alternate Conventions and Cayley-Klein Parameters......Page 607 B Groups and Algebras......Page 611 Subject Index......Page 623

Who reads Classical Mechanics?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, John L. Safko
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Published
2000
Language
EN
Category
science
Subjects
Science, Physics, Stem
Rating
4.2 / 5 (394 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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