: lectures on theoretical physics Vol 1 David Tong creator text New York Cambridge University Press 2025 monographic eng Eng lis h

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xii, 422p. PB 25.2x17.5cm Any education in theoretical physics begins with the laws of classical mechanics. The basics of the subject were laid down long ago by Galileo and Newton and are enshrined in the famous equation F=ma that we all learn in school. But there is much more to the subject, and, in the intervening centuries, the laws of classical mechanics were reformulated to emphasis deeper concepts such as energy, symmetry, and action. This textbook describes these different approaches to classical mechanics, starting with Newton's laws before turning to subsequent developments such as the Varangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The book emphasizes Noether's profound insights into symmetries and conservation laws, as well as Einstein's vision of spacetime, encapsulated in the theory of special relativity. Classical mechanics is not the last word on theoretical physics. But it is the foundation for all that follows. The purpose of this book is to provide this foundation. Physics 531 TONC 9781009594547 260227 20260305180221.0