PHY613: Classical Mechanics and Relativity 6 credits (40-20-0)

Objectives

To provide the formalism and techniques of classical mechanics which are important in applied mechanics.

Contents

Variational principles and Lagrange’s equations, kinematics of rigid body motion using Euler’s theorem and Cayley-Klein parameters, Special relativity using Lagrangian formulations, covariant four dimensional formulations, Hamilton’s equations, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory.