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The Elements of Mechanics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
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The Elements of Mechanics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
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The word "elements" in the title of this book does not convey the
implica tion that its contents are "elementary" in the sense of
"easy" it mainly means that no prerequisites are required, with the
exception of some basic background in classical physics and
calculus. It also signifies "devoted to the foundations." In fact,
the arguments chosen are all very classical, and the formal or
technical developments of this century are absent, as well as a
detailed treatment of such problems as the theory of the planetary
motions and other very concrete mechanical problems. This second
meaning, however, is the result of the necessity of finishing this
work in a reasonable amount of time rather than an a priori choice.
Therefore a detailed review of the "few" results of ergodic theory,
of the "many" results of statistical mechanics, of the classical
theory of fields (elasticity and waves), and of quantum mechanics
are also totally absent; they could constitute the subject of two
additional volumes on mechanics. This book grew out of several
courses on meccanica razionaie, i.e., essentially, theoretical
mechanics, which I gave at the University of Rome during the years
1975-1978."
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