000			01647 a2200193 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9789811284571
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.14 _bF643m
100			_aFliessbach, Torsten
245			_aMechanics for physicists _ban introduction, including special relativity _cTorsten Fliessbach
260			_bWorld Scientific _c2024 _aChennai
300			_axxii, 478p
520			_a"This textbook introduces the field of mechanics, commonly offered at universities in Germany as part of structured courses in theoretical physics. Within the framework of elementary Newtonian mechanics, the basic concepts - such as trajectory curves, mass point, equations of motion, reference frames - are introduced. The focus is placed on the Lagrangian formalism (Lagrangian equations of the first and second kind, Hamilton's principle, conservation laws, Noether's theorem, etc.) and its most important applications (e.g.: motion in a central potential, dynamics of a rigid body and harmonic oscillations). The Hamilton formalism is then introduced in a compact way and continuum mechanics is presented through illustrative examples, such as string vibrations, beam bending, elementary hydrodynamics, sound waves, and more. The book also deals in detail with special relativity (principle of relativity by Einstein, length contraction, time dilation, relativistic equation of motion, production of heavy particles, twin paradox, etc.), and is supplemented with an appendix that examines the relation between the Newtonian force and the Minkowksi force"--
650			_aMechanics
650			_aPhysics
942			_cBK
999			_c567260 _d567260