Classical Relativistic Many-Body Dynamics (Fundamental Theories of Physics) [Hardcover]

M.A. Trump (Author), W.C. Schieve (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 079235737X | ISBN-13: 978-0792357377 | Publication Date: July 31, 1999 | Edition: 1

This book examines in detail the classical theory of relativistic many-body dynamics using a world time for self-consistency, completeness, and possible critical experiment. The theory, originally by Stueckelberg, and generalised to the many-body system by Horwitz and Piron, allows solutions for the special relativistic system with long-range interaction in a manifestly covariant Lagrangian and Hamiltonian fashion. The covariant Kepler problem is considered in particular.
Audience: This volume will be of interest to researchers whose work involves relativity and gravitation, electromagnetic theory, theoretical astrophysics, classical mechanics or space dynamics. It is also recommended as a text for an advanced-level graduate physics course in classical mechanics.

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`...this book offers a very nice and fairly self-contained introduction to the subject of classical relativistic dynamics, which will certainly be of interest to graduate students in physics, and to all scientists whose research involves aspects of special relativity theory.'
Mathematical Reviews 2002e

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079235737X
• ISBN-13: 978-0792357377
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,043,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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