S G Rajeev

Broschiertes Buch

Advanced Mechanics

From Euler's Determinism to Arnold's Chaos

Beschreibung

This book can be used as a textbook for a graduate course on mechanics or for self-study. There are a variety of problems ranging from exercises that verify parts of the text, moderately difficult calculations, to suggested research projects. Connections to other disciplines of mathematics and physics are emphasized.

Autor

Prof. Rajeev received his B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India (1979), and his Ph.D. in Physics from Syracuse University (1984). He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984-87) before joining the University of Rochester as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 1987. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993 and to Professor in 2000. Prof. Rajeev has held visiting appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1991), the Research Institute for Theoretical Physics, Helsinki (1991), and the Mittag-Leffler Institute, Stockholm (1998).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780199670864
• ISBN-10: 0199670862
• Artikelnr.: 38020750