PHYSICS 220
Classical Mechanics
Physics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Lagrangian formulation, action, symmetries, conservation laws; Hamiltonian formulation, canonical structure, symmetries. Applications: harmonic oscillators, rotating solids. Special relativistic mechanics, Maxwell field, and dynamics of charged particles. Nonlinear dynamics and global behavior.
Letter grading.
Requisites
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