Classical Mechanics (Kibble and Berkshire book)
| Author | Tom W. B. Kibble & Frank H. Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics |
| Genre | Non-fiction; science text |
| Publisher | Imperial College Press |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 500 |
| ISBN | 978-1-86094-435-2 (pbk) |
Classical Mechanics (5th ed.) is a well-established textbook written by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, FRS, (born 1932) and Frank Berkshire of the Imperial College Mathematics Department. The book provides a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, a long-standing subject which is at the base of all of physics.
Publication history
The English language editions were published as follows:[1]
The first edition was published by Kibble, as Kibble, T. W. B. Classical Mechanics. London: McGraw–Hill, 1966. 296 p.
The second ed., also just by Kibble, was in 1973 .
The 4th, jointly with F H Berkshire, was is 1996
The 5th, jointly with F H Berkshire, in 2004
The book has been translated into several languages:
- French, by Michel Le Ray and Françoise Guérin as Mécanique classique
- Modern Greek, by Δ. Σαρδελής και Π. Δίτσας, επιμέλεια Γ. Ι. Παπαδόπουλος. Σαρδελής, Δ. Δίτσας, Π as 'Κλασσική μηχανική
- German
- Turkish, by Kemal Çolakoğlu as Klasik mekanik
- Spanish, as Mecánica clásica
- Portuguese as Mecanica classica
Reception
The various editions are held in 1789 libraries[2] In comparison, the various (2011) editions of Herbert Goldstein's Classical Mechanics are held in 1772 libraries[3]
The fourth edition was reviewed by C Isenberg in 1997 in the European Journal of Physics.[4] It was also reviewed in New Scientist and Contemporary Physics.[5]
Contents (5th edition)
- Preface
- Useful Constants and Units
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Linear motion
- Chapter 3: Energy and Angular momentum
- Chapter 4: Central Conservative Forces
- Chapter 5: Rotating Frames
- Chapter 6: Potential Theory
- Chapter 7: The Two-Body Problem
- Chapter 8: Many-Body Systems
- Chapter 9: Rigid Bodies
- Chapter 10: Lagrangian mechanics
- Chapter 11: Small oscillations and Normal modes
- Chapter 12: Hamiltonian mechanics
- Chapter 13: Dynamical systems and their geometry
- Chapter 14: Order and Chaos in Hamiltonian systems
- Appendix A: Vectors
- Appendix B: Conics
- Appendix C: Phase plane Analysis near Critical Points
- Appendix D: Discrete Dynamical Systems – Maps
- Answers to Problems
- Bibliography
- Index
See also
References
- ↑ World Cat author listing
- ↑ World Cat item record
- ↑ WorldCat item record
- ↑ Berkshire, F H; Isenberg, C (1997). "Classical Mechanics - fourth edition". European Journal of Physics. 18 (2): 129. doi:10.1088/0143-0807/18/2/017.
- ↑ Solomona, Allan I. (2012). "Classical Mechanics, 5th edn., by Tom W.B. Kibble and Frank H. Berkshire". Contemporary Physics. Book Reviews. 53 (6): 542–543. doi:10.1080/00107514.2012.739661.