IGNOU MPH-06 Classical Mechanics-II - Study Material & Helpbook (Latest)

MPH-06 English Topics Covered

Block 1 – Hamiltonian Dynamics

• Unit 1 – Symmetry Transformations and Noether’s Theorem
  Unit 2 – Hamilton’s Equations of Motion
  Unit 3 – Hamiltonian Phase Space and Applications
  Unit 4 – Hamilton’s Equations from Variational Principles

Block 2 – Canonical Transformations

• Unit 5 – Canonical Transformations
  
• Unit 6 – Examples of Canonical Transformations
  
• Unit 7 – Poisson Brackets
  
• Unit 8 – Poisson Brackets and Liouville’s Theorem

Block 3 – Hamilton-Jacobi Theory

• Unit-9 Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Applications
  
• Unit-10 Action-Angle Variables

Block 4 – Rigid Body Dynamics

• Degrees of freedom of a rigid body, Euler’s theorem, kinetic energy of rotating rigid body, angular momentum, moment of inertia tensor, Euler’s equation of motion for rigid bodies, Euler angles, motion of a heavy symmetrical top.