Müller-Kirsten, H. J. W. creator text bibliography si Hackensack, NJ World Scientific c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xii, 562 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Introduction -- Recapitulation of Newtonian mechanics -- The Lagrange formalism -- The canonical or Hamilton formalism -- Symmetries and transformations -- Looking beyond classical mechanics -- Two-body central forces -- Rigid body dynamics -- Small oscillations and stability -- Motivation of the theory of relativity -- A simple look at phenomenological consequences -- Aspects of special relativity -- Equation of motion of a particle in a gravitational field -- Tensor calculus for Riemann spaces -- Einstein's equation of the gravitational field -- The Schwarzschild solution. Harald J.W. Müller-Kirsten. Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-552) and index. Relativistic mechanics Lagrange equations Hamiltonian operator Einstein field equations Schwarzschild black holes QA808.5 .M85 2008 530.12 MUC 9789812832511 (hardcover and : alk. paper) 2008029186 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008029186.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008029186.html DLC 080630 20140915170139.0 15349784