Classical Mechanics: Volume 1: Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Science & Math

Tong, David

Physics

Cambridge University Press

<p>Any education in theoretical physics begins with the laws of classical mechanics. The basics of the subject were laid down long ago by Galileo and Newton and are enshrined in the famous equation F=ma that we all learn in school. But there is much more to the subject and, in the intervening centuries, the laws of classical mechanics were reformulated to emphasis deeper concepts such as energy, symmetry, and action. This textbook describes these different approaches to classical mechanics, starting with Newton's laws before turning to subsequent developments such as the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The book emphasises Noether's profound insights into symmetries and conservation laws, as well as Einstein's vision of spacetime, encapsulated in the theory of special relativity. Classical mechanics is not the last word on theoretical physics. But it is the foundation for all that follows. The purpose of this book is to provide this foundation.</p>

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Reunited some 40 years after leaving Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, schoolboy friends David Tong and Peter Karry discovered that, alongside building successful professional careers, they had each developed artistic talents – David in poetry and Peter in photography. They decided to use these skills to collaborate on this book, celebrating the theme of friendship – a decision made the more poignant by the death in a recent swimming accident of Keith Jeffery, a mutual friend from their schooldays. Peter’s splendid photographs beautifully complement David’s emotive verse to produce an artistic tour de force that will resonate with all those who value the joy of true friendship.

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Arts & Photography

Karry, Peter

Photography & Video

Arem Pub Ltd

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