Nov 12, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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PHYS 7003 Advanced Classical Mechanics

(3 hours)
Covers elementary principles, variational principles and Lagrange’s equations, two-body central problems, symmetries and conservation, and rigid body dynamics. The Hamiltonian equations of motion, Canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and introduction to nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Prerequisite: PHYS 4003 or equivalent.



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