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082 _a530.12
_bBUH
100 _aBuhler, Oliver
245 _aBrief introduction to classical, statistical, and quantum mechanics
260 _bAmerican Mathematical Society
_c2006
_aNew York
300 _avii, 153 p.
_bill.
_c26 cm
365 _b34.00
_cUSD
_d2539.00
490 _aCourant lecture notes in mathematics ; 13
520 _aThis book provides a rapid overview of the basic methods and concepts in mechanics for beginning Ph.D. students and advanced undergraduates in applied mathematics or related fields. It is based on a graduate course given in 2006-07 at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The focus is on fundamental mathematical methods that provide connections between seemingly unrelated subjects. An example is Hamilton-Jacobi theory, which appears in the calculus of variations, in Fermat's principle of classical mechanics, and in the geometric theory of dispersive wavetrains. The material is developed in a sequence of simple examples and the book can be used in a one-semester class on classical, statistical, and quantum mechanics.
650 _aMathematical physics
650 _aQuantum theory
650 _aMechanics
650 _aStatistical mechanics
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