Classical Mechanics Course Material

Classical Mechanics by Joachim Brod

This note exlains Newtonian remarks, Oscillations, Gravitation, Variational calculus, Lagrangian and hamiltonian mechanics, Central force motion, Systems of particles, Motion in a noninertial reference frame, Dynamics of rigid bodies and small oscillations.

Author(s): University of Cincinnati

130 Pages

Lecture notes on Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism in Accelerator Physics

The topics in this lecture notes are : Linear and Nonlinear Oscillators, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian equations of motion, Canonical transformations, Liouville’s theorem, Action-angle variables, Coordinate system and Hamiltonian in an accelerator, Equations of motion in accelerator, Action-angle variables for circular machines, Field errors and nonlinear resonances, Resonance overlapping and dynamic aperture, The kinetic equation, Radiation damping effects, Primer in Special Relativity, Selected electrostatic and magnetostatic problems, Self field of a relativistic beam, Effect of environment on electromagnetic field of a beam, Plane electromagnetic waves and Gaussian beams, Radiation and retarded potentials, Scattering of electromagnetic waves, Synchrotron radiation, Undulator radiation, Transition and diffraction radiation, Formation length of radiation and coherent effects, Synchrotron radiation reaction force, Waveguides and RF cavities, Laser acceleration in vacuum. Inverse FEL acceleration.

Author(s): G. Stupakov, The US Particle Accelerator School

214 Pages

Classical Dynamics by Dr David Tong

The contents include: Newton’s Laws of Motion, The Lagrangian Formalism, The Motion of Rigid Bodies , The Hamiltonian Formalism, Introduction to Dynamics, Systems of Particles, Linear Oscillations, Calculus of Variations, Lagrangian Mechanics, Constraints, Central Forces and Orbital Mechanics, Small Oscillations, Elastic Collisions, Noninertial Reference Frames, Rigid Body Motion and Rotational Dynamics, Continuum Mechanics, Special Relativity, Hamiltonian Mechanics.

Author(s): Dr David Tong, University of Cambridge

139 Pages

Classical Mechanics by Sahra Haji

This lecture note explains the following topics: Newtons laws of motion, Scalars and Vector, Units and Dimensions, Time rate of change of vectors, Motion in one dimension, Motion under a constant force, Force of friction, Kinematical relations, Simple Harmonic motion, Motion in a plane, Central force, Rotating frame of reference.

Author(s): Sahra Haji

82 Pages

Classical Mechanics by James Sparks

This note is about the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics. Topics covered includes: Newtonian mechanics, Lagrangian mechanics, Small oscillations, Rigid body dynamics, Hamiltonian mechanics and Levi-Civita alternating symbol.

Author(s): James Sparks

96 Pages

Classical Mechanics III by Prof. Iain Stewart

This lecture note covers Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, systems with constraints, rigid body dynamics, vibrations, central forces, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, action-angle variables, perturbation theory, and continuous systems. It provides an introduction to ideal and viscous fluid mechanics, including turbulence, as well as an introduction to nonlinear dynamics, including chaos.

Author(s): Prof. Iain W. Stewart

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Classical Mechanics II by Joel Franklin

This note covers the following topics: Lagrangian, metric and coordinates, Legendre transform and the Hamiltonian, Canonical transformations, Tensor transformation and the derivative, Parallel transport on a sphere, Infinitesimal transformations, Newtonian gravity, The Riemann tensor and curvature, Matter coupling and variation, Linearized gravity and metric interpretation, Schwarzschild geodesics.

Author(s): Joel Franklin

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Classical Mechanics by Tom W.B. Kibble and Frank H. Berkshire

This book is designed for students with some previous acquaintance with the elementary concepts of mechanics, but the book starts from first principles, and little detailed knowledge is assumed. An essential prerequisite is a reasonable familiarity with differential and integral calculus, including partial differentiation.

Author(s): Tom W.B. Kibble and Frank H. Berkshire

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Classical Mechanics by Charles B. Thorn

This book explains the following topics: Hamilton’s Principle of Least Action, Conservation Laws and Symmetries of the Lagrangian, Solving the Equations of Motion, Scattering Processes, Small Oscillations, Rigid body motion and Hamiltonian Formulation of Mechanics.

Author(s): Charles B. Thorn

76 Pages

Classical Mechanics by H.C. Rosu

This note covers the following topics: The 'minimum' principles , Motion in central forces, Rigid body, Small oscillations, Canonical transformations,  Poisson parentheses, Hamilton-Jacobi Equations, Action-Angle variables, Perturbation theory, Adiabatic invariants, Mechanics of continuous systems.

Author(s): H.C. Rosu

131 Pages

Classical Mechanics An introductory course

This note covers the following topics: Motion in 1 dimension, Motion in 3 dimension, Newton's laws of motion, Conservation of energy, Circular motion, Rotational motion, Angular momentum, Statics, Oscillatory motion and Orbital motion.

Author(s): Richard Fitzpatrick, University of Texas at Austin

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Classical Mechanics An introductory course (PDF 297p)

This note covers the following topics: Motion in 1 dimension, Motion in 3 dimension, Conservation of energy, Newton's laws of motion, Conservation of momentum, Circular motion, Rotational motion, Angular momentum, Statics, Oscillatory motion, Orbital motion and Wave motion.

Author(s): Richard Fitzpatrick, University of Texas at Austin

297 Pages

Classical Mechanics (Joel A. Shapiro PDF 252p)

This note covers the following topics: Particle Kinematics, Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s Equations, Two Body Central Forces, Rigid Body Motion, Small Oscillations, Hamilton’s Equations, Perturbation Theory and Field Theory.

Author(s): Joel A. Shapiro

252 Pages

Classical Mechanics Notes

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Lecture Notes for Classical Mechanics [PDF 14p]

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Classical Mechanics Course Material

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