"Rajeev's book provides a fresh look at the venerable subject of Classical Mechanics. Mathematical results on integrability, geodesic flows and the three-body problem, usually left out of physics textbooks, are introduced in a compact and elegant way and connected to recent developments on chaotic dynamics. Instructors will enjoy it as a textbook for an advanced Classical Mechanics course or as a complement to a more basic textbook in an introductory graduate course."
-- Yannick Meurice, University of Iowa
"Sarada Rajeev has produced a masterpiece which is as steeped in tradition as it is modern in outlook. The book is a minimalist's dream, unleashing on the unsuspecting reader a treasure trove of novel results within its slender frame. The informal yet stimulating narrative, the excellent choice of topics, and the lucid explanations truly make the book a connoisseur's delight."
-- V. V. Sreedhar, Chennai Mathematical Institute
"Rajeev approaches his choice of topics and organization from the point of view of one who is intimately familiar with modern physics. Although he starts from very elementary classical mechanics, he nevertheless does not shy away from sophisticated mathematical tools, such as elliptic functions, which he develops from scratch. This book should be of interest to many physics graduate students and researchers in physics, as well as to many mathematicians."
-- Leonard Gross, Cornell University
Review
"Rajeev's book provides a fresh look at the venerable subject of Classical Mechanics. Mathematical results on integrability, geodesic flows and the three-body problem, usually left out of physics textbooks, are introduced in a compact and elegant way and connected to recent developments on chaotic dynamics. Instructors will enjoy it as a textbook for an advanced Classical Mechanics course or as a complement to a more basic textbook in an introductory graduate course."
-- Yannick Meurice, University of Iowa
"Sarada Rajeev has produced a masterpiece which is as steeped in tradition as it is modern in outlook. The book is a minimalist's dream, unleashing on the unsuspecting reader a treasure trove of novel results within its slender frame. The informal yet stimulating narrative, the excellent choice of topics, and the lucid explanations truly make the book a connoisseur's delight."
-- V. V. Sreedhar, Chennai Mathematical Institute
"Rajeev approaches his choice of topics and organization from the point of view of one who is intimately familiar with modern physics. Although he starts from very elementary classical mechanics, he nevertheless does not shy away from sophisticated mathematical tools, such as elliptic functions, which he develops from scratch. This book should be of interest to many physics graduate students and researchers in physics, as well as to many mathematicians."
-- Leonard Gross, Cornell University
Book Description
Includes a variety of problems ranging from exercises that verify parts of the text, moderately difficult calculations, to suggested research projects.
From the Publisher
S. G. Rajeev, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Prof. Rajeev received his B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India (1979), and his Ph.D. in Physics from Syracuse University (1984). He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984-87) before joining the University of Rochester as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 1987. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993 and to Professor in 2000. Prof. Rajeev has held visiting appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1991), the Research Institute for Theoretical Physics, Helsinki (1991), and the Mittag-Leffler Institute, Stockholm (1998).
About the Author
S. G. Rajeev, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Prof. Rajeev received his B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India (1979), and his Ph.D. in Physics from Syracuse University (1984). He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984-87) before joining the University of Rochester as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 1987. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993 and to Professor in 2000. Prof. Rajeev has held visiting appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1991), the Research Institute for Theoretical Physics, Helsinki (1991), and the Mittag-Leffler Institute, Stockholm (1998).
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