Universe Dynamics: The Least Action Principle and Lagranges Equations [Paperback]

CHOICE Recommended Title, June 2019

Brought together in one focused and exclusive treatment, this book provides an elementary introduction to the important role and use of the least action principle and the resulting Lagranges equations in the analysis of the laws that govern the universe. It is an ideal complimentary resource to accompany undergraduate courses and textbooks on classical mechanics.

Features:

• Uses mathematics accessible to beginners
• Brings together the Principle of Least Action, Lagrange's equations, and variational principles in mechanics in one cohesive text
• Written in a clear and easy-to-understand manner

CHAPTER I ? Introduction CHAPTER II ? Selected Elements of Classical and Quantum Physics CHAPTER III ? Search for a Universal Principle CHAPTER IV ? Selected Applications of Lagranges Equations CHAPTER V ? Fields and Quantum Physics CHAPTER VI ? Conclusion

This book provides an elementary introduction to the important role and use of the least action principle and the resulting Lagranges equations in the analysis of the laws that govern the universe. It is an ideal complimentary resource to accompany undergraduate courses and textbooks on classical mechanics.

Jacques Vanier is an adjunct professor in the Physics Department at the University of Montreal. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Physical Society, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has written more than 120 journal articles and proceedings papers and is the author of several books on masers, lasers, and atomic frequency standards. He has written a book on the physics of the universe in simple language for the general public. He was professor of physicslƒ-