Methods of Analytical Dynamics

A balanced presentation that encompasses both formalism and structure in analytical dynamics, this graduate-level text discusses fundamentals of Newtonian and analytical mechanics, motion relative to rotating reference frames, rigid body dynamics, behavior of dynamical systems, geometric theory, stability of multi-degree-of-freedom autonomous and nonautonomous systems, and analytical solutions by perturbation techniques. Later chapters cover transformation theory, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, theory and applications of the gyroscope, and problems in celestial mechanics and spacecraft dynamics. Two helpful appendixes offer additional information on dyadics and topology and modern analysis. 1970 edition. 128 figures.Meirovitch, Leonard is the author of 'Methods of Analytical Dynamics', published 2010 under ISBN 9780486432397 and ISBN 0486432394.