Goldstein H., Poole C., Safko J. Classical Mechanics

3rd Indian Edition. — Dorling Kindersley (India), 2011. — 666 p. — ISBN: 978-81-317-5891-5.For 30 years, this classic text has been the acknowledged standard in classical mechanics courses. Classical Mechanics enables students to make connections between classical and modern physics – an indispensable part of a physicist's education. The authors have updated the topics, applications, and notations to reflect today's physics curriculum. They introduce students to the increasingly important role that nonlinearities play in contemporary applications of classical mechanics. New numerical exercises help students develop skills in the use of computer techniques to solve problems in physics. Mathematical techniques are presented in detail so that the text remains fully accessible to students who have not had an intermediate course in classical mechanics.Survey of the Elementary Principles
Variational Principles and Lagrange’s Equations
The Central Force Problem
The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion
The Rigid Body Equations of Motion
Oscillations
The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity
The Hamilton Equations of Motion
Canonical Transformations
Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action-Angle Variables
Classical Chaos
Canonical Perturbation Theory
Introduction to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields
Appendices:
Euler Angles in Alternate Conventions and Cayley-Klein Parameters
Groups and Algebras
Solutions to Select Exercises
Selected Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index