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Boccaletti, Dino |
Galileo and the Equations of Motion |
I10119 |
2016 |
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Catoni, Francesco |
Geometry of Minkowski Space-Time |
I06282 |
2011 |
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Boccaletti, Dino |
Theory of Orbits |
I04057 |
1996 |
eBook |
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Boccaletti, Dino |
Theory of Orbits |
I03177 |
1999 |
eBook |
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Dino Boccaletti |
Theory of orbits |
015118 |
1999 |
Book |
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Dino Boccaletti |
Theory of orbits: volume 1: Integrable systems and non-perturbative methods |
013238 |
1996 |
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| Title | Galileo and the Equations of Motion |
| Author(s) | Boccaletti, Dino |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XIV, 175 p. 26 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is intended as a historical and critical study on the origin of the equations of motion as established in Newton's Principia. The central question that it aims to answer is whether it is indeed correct to ascribe to Galileo the inertia principle and the law of falling bodies. In order to accomplish this task, the study begins by considering theories on the motion of bodies from classical antiquity, and especially those of Aristotle. The theories developed during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are then reviewed, with careful analysis of the contributions of, for example, the Merton and Parisian Schools and Galileo???s immediate predecessors, Tartaglia and Benedetti. Finally, Galileo???s work is examined in detail, starting from the early writings.?? Excerpts from individual works are presented, to allow the texts to speak for themselves, and then commented upon. The book provides historical evidence both for Galileo's dependence on his forerunners and for the major breakthroughs that he achieved. It will satisfy the curiosity of all who wish to know when and why certain laws have been credited to Galileo |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319201344 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. CLASSICAL MECHANICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. HISTORY
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. MECHANICS
12. Observations, Astronomical
13. PHYSICS
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| Title | Geometry of Minkowski Space-Time |
| Author(s) | Catoni, Francesco;Boccaletti, Dino;Cannata, Roberto;Catoni, Vincenzo;Zampetti, Paolo |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. |
| Description | VIII, 116 p. 28 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides an original introduction to the geometry of Minkowski space-time. A hundred years after the space-time formulation of special relativity by Hermann Minkowski, it is shown that the kinematical consequences of special relativity are merely a manifestation of space-time geometry. The book is written with the intention of providing students (and teachers) of the first years of University courses with a tool which is easy to be applied and allows the solution of any problem of relativistic kinematics at the same time. The book treats in a rigorous way, but using a non-sophisticated mathematics, the Kinematics of Special Relativity. As an example, the famous "Twin Paradox" is completely solved for all kinds of motions. The novelty of the presentation in this book consists in the extensive use of hyperbolic numbers, the simplest extension of complex numbers, for a complete formalization of the kinematics in the Minkowski space-time. Moreover, from this formalization the understanding of gravity comes as a manifestation of curvature of space-time, suggesting new research fields |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642179778 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Mathematics
2. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
3. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
7. GRAVITATION
8. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
9. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | Theory of Orbits : Volume 1: Integrable Systems and Non-perturbative Methods |
| Author(s) | Boccaletti, Dino;Pucacco, Prof. Giuseppe |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996. |
| Description | XIII, 392 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This textbook treats celestial mechanics as well as stellar dynamics from the common point of view of orbit theory making use of concepts and techniques from modern geometric mechanics. It starts with elementary Newtonian mechanics and ends with the dynamics of chaotic motions. The book is meant for students in astronomy and physics alike. Prerequisite is a physicist's knowledge of calculus and differential geometry. The first volume begins with classical mechanics and with a thorough treatment of the 2-body problem, including regularization, followed by an introduction to the N-body problem with particular attention given to the virial theorem. Then the authors discuss all important non-perturbative aspects of the 3-body problem. They end with a final chapter on integrability of Hamilton-Jacobi systems and the search for constants of motion |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662033197 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
6. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. GEOPHYSICS
10. Geophysics/Geodesy
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. SPACE SCIENCES
13. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
14. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
15. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Title | Theory of Orbits : Perturbative and Geometrical Methods |
| Author(s) | Boccaletti, Dino;Pucacco, Giuseppe |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999. |
| Description | XIV, 423 p. 62 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Theory of Orbits treats celestial mechanics as well as stellar dynamics from the common point of view of orbit theory, making use of concepts and techniques from modern geometric mechanics. It starts with elementary Newtonian mechanics and ends with the dynamics of chaotic motion. The two volumes are meant for students in astronomy and physics alike. Prerequisite is a physicist's knowledge of calculus and differential geometry. The first three chapters of this second volume are devoted to the theory of perturbations, starting from classical problems and arriving at the KAM theory, and to the introduction of the use of the Lie transform. A whole chapter treats the theory of adiabatic invariants and its applications in celestial mechanics and stellar dynamics. Also the theory of resonances is illustrated and applications in both fields are shown. Classical and modern problems connected to periodic solutions are reviewed. The description of modern developments of the theory of chaos in conservative systems is the subject of a chapter in which an introduction is given to what happens in both near-integrable and non-integrable systems. The invaluable help provided by computers in the exploration of the long-time behaviour of dynamical systems is acknowledged in a final chapter, where some numerical algorithms and their applications both to systems with few degrees of freedom and to large N-body systems are illustrated |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662092408 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
6. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. GEOPHYSICS
10. Geophysics/Geodesy
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. SPACE SCIENCES
13. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
14. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
15. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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