| PHYS5110 Fundamentals of Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity | |
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This is a graduate-level introduction to classical mechanics and special relativity for Master of Science students. The course covers: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations and applications, relativity and spacetime, and relativistic mechanics. Optional topics include: nonlinear dynamics and chaos, continuum mechanics, and Hamiltonian-Jacobi theory.
Lap-Ming Lin
Office: SC 221, Tel: 39434072, Email: lmlin@cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: University office hours
Tianyao Fang
Office: SC 313, Email: tyfang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Wednesday 3:15pm-5:15pm
Monday 6:30pm - 8:15pm (Zoom)
Wednesday 6:30pm - 7:15pm (Zoom)
[The Zoom meeting links will be emailed to students]
Wednesday 7:30pm - 8:15pm (Zoom)
*** CUHK Blackboard ***
https://www.edtech.cuhk.edu.hk/lms-blackboard
S. T. Thornton and J. B. Marion, “Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems”, 5th ed., Thomson, 2004. W. Greiner, “Classical Mechanics: Systems of Particles and Hamiltonian Dynamics”, 2nd ed., Springer, 2010. L. N. Hand and J. D. Finch, “Analytical Mechanics”, Cambridge University Press, 1998. P. Mann, “Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics”, Oxford University Press, 2018. H. Goldstein, C. Poole, and J. Safko, “Classical Mechanics”, 3rd ed., Addison Wesley, 2000. D. D. Nolte, “Introduction to Modern Dynamics: Chaos, Networks, Space and Time”, Oxford University Press, 2015. J. Franklin, “Advanced Mechanics and General Relativity”, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Homework 20% Midterm Exam. 35% Final Exam. 45%
Review of Newtonian mechanics D’Alembert principle and Lagrange’s equations Symmetries and conservation laws Calculus of variation and Hamilton’s principle Hamiltonian dynamics Canonical transformations Special relativity: Physical foundation and geometric formulation Relativistic mechanics Selected optional topics