
| Preface Chapter 1: Origins of Geometric Algebra 1-1.Geometry as Physics 1-2.Number and Magnitude 1-3.Directed Numbers 1-4.The Inner Product 1-5.The Outer Product 1-6.Synthesis and Simplification 1-7.Axioms for Geometric Algebra Chapter 2: Developments in Geometric Algebra 2-1.Basic Identities and Definitions 2-2.The Algebra of a Euclidean Plane 2-3.The Algebra of Euclidean 3-Space 2-4.Directions, Projections and Angles 2-5.The Exponential Function 2-6.Analytic Geometry 2-7.Functions of a Scalar Variable 2-8.Directional Derivatives and Line Integrals Chapter 3: Mechanics of a Single Particle 3-1.Newtons Program 3-2.Constant Force 3-3.Constant Force with Linear Drag 3-4.Constant Force with Quadratic Drag 3-5.Fluid Resistance 3-6.Constant Magnetic Field 3-7.Uniform Electric and Magnetic Fields 3-8.Linear Binding Force 3-9.Forced Oscillations 3-10.Conservative Forces and Constraints Chapter 4: Central Forces and Two-Particle Systems 4-1.Angular Momentum 4-2.Dynamics from Kinematics 4-3.The Kepler Problem 4-4.The Orbit in Time 4-5.Conservative Central Forces 4-6.Two-particle Systems 4-7.Elastic Collisions 4-8.Scattering Cross Sections Chapter 5: Operators and Transformations 5-1.Linear Operators and Matrices 5-2.Symmetric and Skewsymmetric Operators 5-3.The Arithmetic of Reflections and Rotations 5-4.Transformation Groups 5-5.Rigid Motions and Frames of Reference 5-6.Motion in Rotating Systems Chapter 6: Many-Particle Systems 6-1.General Properties of Many-Particle Systems 6-2.The Method of Lagrange 6-3.Coupled Oscillations and Waves 6-4.Theory of Small Oscillations 6-5.The Newtonian Many Body Problem Chapter 7: Rigid Body Mechanics 7-1.Rigid Body Modeling 7-2.Rigid Body Structure 7-3.The Symmetrical Top 7-4.Integrable Cases of Rotational Motion 7-5.Rolling Motion 7-6.Impulsive Motion Chapter 8: Celestial Mechanics 8-1.Gravitational Forces, Fields and Torques 8-2.Perturbations of Kepler Motion 8-3.Perturbations in the Solar System 8-4.Spinor Mechanics and Perturbation Theory Chapter 9: Relativistic Mechanics 9-1.Spacetime and Its Representations 9-2.Spacetime Maps and Measurements 9-3.Relativistic Particle Dynamics 9-4.Energy-Momentum Conservation 9-5.Relativistic Rigid Body Mechanics Appendix A Spherical Trigonometry B Elliptic Functions C Units, Constants and Data Hints and Solutions for Selected Exercises References Index |
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