Module MA2342: Advanced Classical Mechanics II

Credit weighting (ECTS)

5 credits

Semester/term taught

Hilary term 2012-13

Contact Hours

11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week

Lecturer

Prof. Sergey Frolov

Learning Outcomes

 

Module Content

• Hamilton formalisn: Legendre transform, Hamilton equations, Liouville theorem;
• Canonical transformations;
• Hamilton-Jacobi equations, action-angle variables;
• Special theory of relativity;
• Mechanics of continuous systems and fields;

Module Prerequisite

MA2341 - Advanced Classical Mechanics I

Required Reading

• L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Mechanics, Butterworth-Heinemann 

Recommended Reading

• Herbert Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, third edition, Addison Wesley

• V.I. Arnold, Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Relativity

• L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, The Classical Theory of Fields: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series), Butterworth-Heinemann

Assessment Detail

This module will be examined jointly with MA2341 in a 3-hour examination in Trinity term, except that those taking just one of the two modules will have a 2 hour examination.Continuous assessment will contribute 10% to the final grade for the module at the annual examination session and at supplementals where applicable.