Classical mechanics (European physics series) - Hardcover

Kibble, T. W. B

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070840180 ISBN 13: 9780070840188

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 1973

Synopsis

This book is intended to provide a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles & techniques of classical mechanics, an old subject that is at the of all of physics, but in which there has also in recent years been rapid development.

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About the Author

Tom Kibble is Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He has published many articles on theoretical particle physics and cosmology. Frank Bershire is also at Imperial College London. He is Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics, and has published on dynamical systems, waves and fluids. He was elected as Imperial College Teaching Fellow in 1996. Both authors have long experience of lecturing to physics and applied mathematics students.

Review

"This volume, by Kibble and Berkshire, has proved to be a successful book ... the written content and presentation are all excellent."

..." the student who requires a good book on the older aspects of Classical Mechanics together with a brief introduction to newer ideas will find the third edition useful."

"Classical mechanics by T Kibble and F Berkshire is tailor-made for budding theoreticians. It lays the groundwork for relativity and quantum theory, quickly progressing beyond Newtonian mechanics to the alternative formulations of Joseph Lagrange and William Hamilton."

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0070840180
• ISBN 13: 9780070840188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 254