Introduction to lagrangian mechanics, an
Auteur :
Brizard, Alain J
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812818362
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2008
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Offers a historical perspective on the Lagrangian method by presenting Fermat's Principle of Least Time as well as the principles of Maupertuis, Jacobi, and d'Alembert that preceded Hamilton's formulation of the Principle of Least Action, from which the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion are derived.