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PHYS.6110 Classical Mechanics (Formerly 95.611)

Id: 008611 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

Knowledge of Lagrangian mechanics assumed. Central force problem, scattering, rigid-body mechanics, normal modes and special relativity. Hamiltonian dynamics, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory and action-angle variables. Continuous systems and fields. Simplectic formulation, stochastic processes, and chaos theory.

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