The Theory of the Top. Volume II

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<em>The Theory of the Top. Volume II. Development of the Theory in the Case of the Heavy Symmetric Top</em> is the second in a series of four self-contained English translations of the classic and definitive treatment of rigid body motion.<br><br>Key features:<br><br>* Complete and unabridged presentation with recent advances and<br>  additional notes<br><br>* Annotations by the translators provide insights into the nature of<br>  science and mathematics in the late 19th century<br><br>* Each volume interweaves theory and applications<br><br>The first volume established the general kinematic and kinetic foundations of the theory.  Volume II discusses the motion of the symmetric top with a fixed support point, under the influence of gravity, in all its details. <em>The Theory of the Top</em> was originally presented by Felix Klein as an 1895 lecture at Göttingen University that was broadened in scope and clarified as a result of collaboration with Arnold Sommerfeld.<br><br>Graduate students and researchers interested in theoretical and applied mechanics will find this a thorough and insightful account.<br><br>Other works in this series include<em>Volume I. Introduction to the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top</em>,<em>Volume III. Perturbations. Astronomical and Geophysical Applications</em>, and<em>Volume IV. Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top</em>.<br />

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