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Analytical mechanics

Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics: the principle of least action, Noether's theorem, phase space.

Lagrangian mechanics4 topics
  1. Generalized coordinates, degrees of freedomUndergraduate09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  2. Hamilton's principle of least actionUndergraduate09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  3. The Euler–Lagrange equationsUndergraduate09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  4. Symmetries and Noether's theoremAdvanced09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
Hamiltonian mechanics3 topics
  1. Generalized momentum, the HamiltonianUndergraduate09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  2. Hamilton's equations, phase spaceUndergraduate09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  3. Liouville's theoremAdvanced09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
Worked problems2 topics
  1. Motion in a central field, the Kepler problemAdvanced09/29/2026, 01:15 PM
  2. Rigid-body rotation, the gyroscope, Euler anglesAdvanced09/29/2026, 01:15 PM