This volume comprises all the material dealing with classical physics of Thirring's famous course in mathematical physics. The treatment of classical dynamical systems uses analysis on manifolds to provide the mathematical setting. The treatment of classical fields uses the language of differenial geometry throughout, treating both Maxwell's and Einstein's equations in a compact and clear fashion. With numerous examples and remarks accompanying the text, it is suitable as a textbook for students in physics, mathematics, and applied mathematics.

Autorentext
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Walter Thirring, geb. 1927. 1953/54 Member of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies. 1956/57 Visiting Professor am M.I.T., Cambridge, anschließend University of Washington, Seattle. Dann Lehrtätigkeit in Bern und Wien. 1968-71 Direktor des Theoretical Department CERN. Über 200 wissenschaftliche Publikationen, zahlreiche internationale Auszeichnungen, u. a. Eötvös-Medaille 1967, Erwin-Schrödinger-Preis, Max-Planck-Medaille, Ehrendoktorat der Comenius-Universität Bratislava, Henri-Poincare-Preis der Int. Association of Mathematical Physics. Thirrings große Liebe gilt der Musik, und hier besonders der Orgel und der Komposition.

Zusammenfassung
The treatment of classical dynamical systems uses analysis on manifolds to provide the mathematical setting for discussions of Hamiltonian systems, canonical transformations, constants of motion, and perturbation theory.

Inhalt
I Classical Dynamical Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Analysis on Manifolds.- 3 Hamiltonian Systems.- 4 Nonrelativistic Motion.- 5 Relativistic Motion.- 6 The Structure of Space and Time.- II Classical Field Theory.- 7 Introduction to Classical Field Theory.- 8 The Electromagnetic Field of a Known Charge Distribution.- 9 The Field in the Presence of Conductors.- 10 Gravitation.