Presents a new updated and revised edition of a successful textbook

Enables the reader to develop general principles from which equations of motions may be derived

Highlights the importance of the concept of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics

Presents over 150 problems with complete solutions

Presents a new updated and revised edition of a successful textbook Enables the reader to develop general principles from which equations of motions may be derived Highlights the importance of the concept of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics Presents over 150 problems with complete solutions

Autorentext
Florian A. Scheck, professor emeritus at University of Mainz, Germany.Born in 1936, diploma degree 1962 , Ph.D. (Dr. rer.nat) 1964, both at U. Freiburg, Germany. Habilitation at U. Heidelberg 1968. Guest scientist at the Weizmann Instituteof Science, Rehovoth, (1964 1966), research assistant U. Heidelberg, (1966 1968), research fellow at CERN, Geneva, (1968 1970), head of theory groupSIN/PSI, lecturer and titular professor at ETH Zurich (1970 1976). Professor of theoretical Physics U. Mainz (1976 2005). Numerous visits as guest scientist or guest professor, Helsinki, Montpellier, Marseille, San José (Costa Rica), Bogota (Columbia).

Inhalt
Elementary Newtonian Mechanics.- The Principles of Canonical Mechanics.- The Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.- Relativistic Mechanics.- Geometric Aspects of Mechanics.- Stability and Chaos.- Continuous Systems.- Exercises.- Solution of Exercises.- Appendix.