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Discusses classical dynamics from a modern geometrical (differential geometry) viewpoint using modern mathematical techniques. Introduces for the first time in a textbook recent developments relating to the invariance of mechanical systems under perturbation and Lie algebraic techniques. Includes figures to illustrate mathematical and physical concepts.Rasband, S. Neil is the author of 'Dynamics' with ISBN 9780471873983 and ISBN 0471873985.
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