Analytical Mechanics
Karlstad University
Karlstad
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Analytical Mechanics
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Code: FYAD16
The mathematical structure of mechanics: - review of Newton's description of mechanics - generalised coordinates, Lagrange and Hamilton equations, variational calculus, Hamilton's principle - symmetries and conservation laws - canonical transformations, Poisson brackets - inertial systems, Galilei transformations - mathematical tools: calculus of variations, Legendre transformation, tensor calculus, separation of variables Applications: - holonomic and nonholonomic constraints - two-body problem, Kepler problem - kinematics of rigid bodies, dynamics of rigid bodies - small oscillations - the body in magnetic fields, vortices in fluids - electrical circuits
Entry requirements
45 ECTS credits in Physics, including Mechanics with Applications 1, 7.5 ECTS credits, Mechanics with Applications 2, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Introductory Modern Physics, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus 30 ECTS credits in Mathematics, including Complex Analysis and Transforms, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level English 6, or equivalent
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