Symmetry in Mechanics : a Gentle, Modern Introduction / by Stephanie Frank Singer.
[See attached for complete text]Recent years have seen the appearance of several books bridging the gap between mathematics and physics; most are aimed at the graduate level and above. {\it Symmetry in Mechanics: A Gentle, Modern Introduction} is geared towards a broad audience, requiring only compe...
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| 505 | 0 | |a 0 Preliminaries -- 1 The Two-Body Problem -- 2 Phase Spaces are Symplectic Manifolds -- 3 Differential Geometry -- 4 Total Energy Functions are Hamiltonian Functions -- 5 Symmetries are Lie Group Actions -- 6 Infinitesimal Symmetries are Lie Algebras -- 7 Conserved Quantities are Momentum Maps -- 8 Reduction and The Two-Body Problem -- Recommended Reading -- Solutions -- References. | |
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