Elementary Modern Physics

Differential geometry, in the classical sense, is developed through the theory of smooth manifolds.

Authors: Bettini, Alessandro
Presents classical concepts, taking into account their evolution in modern physics
Places emphasis on the experimental basis of the concepts
Includes references to the historical roots of basic concepts, including works of the original authors
Provides a number of “Questions” to help readers check their level of understanding

The past decade has seen the emergence and rapid development of particle physics experiments performed in underground laboratories and other non-accelerator installations. Such work allows profound questions of particle physics beyond the capabilities of modern accelerators to be attacked. At a time when elementary particle physics has reached a stage at which it places extreme requirements on new generations of accelerators, such work increases in importance.

This first volume covers the mechanics of point particles, gravitation, extended systems (starting from the two-body system), the basic concepts of relativistic mechanics and the mechanics of rigid bodies and fluids.

This book presents the Green’s function formalism in a basic way and demonstrates its usefulness for applications to several well-known problems in classical physics which are usually solved not by this formalism but other approaches. The book bridges the gap between applications of the Green’s function formalism in quantum physics and classical physics. This book is written as an introduction for graduate students and researchers who want to become more familiar with the Green’s function formalism.