On a General Method in Dynamics (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Rowan Hamilton

 
9780331513141: On a General Method in Dynamics (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0331513145 ISBN 13: 9780331513141
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book introduces a method of reducing complex dynamical systems of points to a single function which can then be differentiated to find solutions. The author had been dissatisfied with the existing methods for solving dynamics problems and believed that his new approach would be more efficient. The author presents a thorough mathematical basis for his method, and its efficacy by working through the problem of planetary motion. This idea could be applied to any system of points that attract or repel each other according to a definite law. This method provided a much more tractable mathematical problem, whose solution could then be used to analyze the original system. Originally published in 1834, this book made a significant contribution to the field of dynamics and remains of interest to mathematicians and physicists today.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0331513145
ISBN 13 
9780331513141
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
118

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