Classical Mechanics: L30: Two-body problem, Kepler's second law
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Classical Mecahnics: L31: Two-body problem, Kepler problem
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"Classical Mecahnics: L31: Two-body problem, Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates"
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Classical Mechanics: Two-body problem, Ellipse in polar coordinates
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Orbits in Kepler Problem
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Apsidal distances, eccentricity of orbits
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Kepler's Third law; Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector
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Rigid Body, degrees of freedom
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Rigid Body, Transfromation matrix
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Rigid Body, Euler Angles
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Parameterization using Euler Angles
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Rigid Body, Euler's Theorem
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General motion of a rigid body
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Moment of Inertial Tensor
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Principal Moments
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Langrangian of a rigid body
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Motion of a free symmetric top
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Angular velocity using Euler angles
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Lagrangian of a heavy symmetric top
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Classical Mechanics: First integrals of a heavy symmetric top
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Classical Mechanics: Nutation and Precission of a heavy symmetric top
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Sleeping Top
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Rotating Frames. Euler Equations
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Calculus of Variations: Functionals
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Method of Lagrange Multipliers
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Calculus of Variations: Condition for extremum
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Calculus of Variations: Several variables
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Cartesian Tensors
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Hamilton's equations of motion
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Liouville's theorem
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Poisson Bracket
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Canonical Coordinates
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Generating Function of Canonical Transformations
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Hamiltonian Mechanics: Generating functions of the 4 kinds
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Examples of Generating Functions
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Harmonic Oscillator (Canonical Transformations)
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Invariance of Poisson Brackets
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Normal modes of triatomic molecule using Mathematica
Description:
COURSE OUTLINE: This introductory course on Classical Mechanics covers the following topics: Euler Lagrange Equations, Small Oscillations, Central Force Problem, Rigid Body Motion.
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Anurag Tripathi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at IIT Hyderabad since 2015 and his area of research is Theoretical High Energy Physics.