TY - BOOK ID - 15795098 TI - Mathematical methods of classical physics AU - Cortes, Vicente AU - Haupt, Alexander S. PY - 2017 SN - 3319564633 3319564625 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics. KW - Mathematical physics. KW - Classical Mechanics. KW - Mathematical Methods in Physics. KW - Mathematical Physics. KW - Physical mathematics KW - Physics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics. KW - Classical mechanics KW - Newtonian mechanics KW - Dynamics KW - Quantum theory KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15795098 AB - This short primer, geared towards students with a strong interest in mathematically rigorous approaches, introduces the essentials of classical physics, briefly points out its place in the history of physics and its relation to modern physics, and explains what benefits can be gained from a mathematical perspective. As a starting point, Newtonian mechanics is introduced and its limitations are discussed. This leads to and motivates the study of different formulations of classical mechanics, such as Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, which are the subjects of later chapters. In the second part, a chapter on classical field theories introduces more advanced material. Numerous exercises are collected in the appendix. ER -