Mechanics

Masud Chaichian, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Ioan Merches, Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania Anca Tureanu, University of Helsinky, Helsinki, Finland

• Foundations of Newtonian Mechanics.- The Principles of Analytical Mechanics.- Applications of the Lagrangian Formalism in the Study of Discrete Particle Systems.- Rigid Body Mechanics.- Hamiltonian Formalism.- Mechanics of Continuous Deformable Media.- Addendum: Post-Classical Mechanics.

From the book reviews: "The book is well structured and follows the logical way of studying mechanics with a large amount of problems that the student can solve ... . It's good study material and well equipped for those who want to find out more about the applications of a analytical mechanics in addition to the general idea of it." (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, February, 2015) "Considering how skillfully the material is presented and how many useful exercises are provided, it is clear that this course is based on a broad teaching experience of the three authors. ... I had learned as a student mechanics following this book. It has the great merit that also continuum mechanics is treated, including the Navier-Stokes equation. ... A really 'Intensive Course' on Mechanics that I can strongly recommend to undergraduate and graduate students of physics and relating subjects and to their corresponding teachers." (Friedrich W. Hehl, Amazon.com, April, 2013) "This book is dedicated to the principles and applications of classical mechanics, written for undergraduate and graduate students in physics and related subjects. The main purpose is to make the students familiar with the fundamentals of the theory, to stimulate them is the use of applications and to contribute to the formation of their background as specialists." (Vasile Marinca, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1244, 2012)