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PC1672 Advanced dynamics


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1 Relativity
1.1 Symmetry in physics
1.2 Lorentz invariance
1.3 Proper time
1.4 Space-time 4-vectors
1.5 Relativistic momentum and energy
1.6 Relativistic kinematics

2 Noninertial frames of reference
2.1 Accelerating frames
2.2 Rotating frames
2.3 Motion on the Earth
2.4 The weather
2.5 Foucault's pendulum

3 Gravitation
3.1 Universal law of gravitation
3.2 Conservative forces
3.3 Gravitational potential energy
3.4 Gravitational potentials
3.5 Reduced mass
3.6 Central-force motion
3.7 Orbits
3.8 The solar system
3.9 Satellites
3.10 Orbital energies
3.11 Space travel
3.12 Tides
3.13 Cosmology

4 Rigid-body motion
4.1 Angular momentum and angular velocity
4.2 Rigid bodies
4.3 Tensors
4.4 Moment-of-inertia tensor
4.5 Principal axes
4.6 Euler's equations
4.7 The symmetric top
4.8 Stability of free rotation
4.9 Gyroscopes

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Examples 1 (relativity)
Examples 2 (noninertial frames)
Examples 3 (gravitation)
Examples 4 (rigid-body motion)
1999 exam paper
2000 exam paper
Research project (spinning coin)

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Mike Birse
6th April 2001