TY - BOOK AU - Calkin, M G AU - Calkin, M G TI - Lagrangian and hamiltonian mechanics SN - 9789810226725 PY - 1996/// CY - London PB - World scientific KW - Hamiltonian system KW - Legrange equation KW - Mathematical physics KW - Newton law KW - General Science N1 - Index 210-215p N2 - This work takes the student from the Newtonian mechanics to the areas of more recent research. Discussion topics include invariance, Hamiltonian-Jacobi theory and action-angle variables. The final chapter introduces the dynamics of nonlinear non-dissipative systems ER -