The Theory of the Top. Volume IV

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<p><i>The Theory of the Top. Volume IV.</i><i>Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top</i> is the fourth and final volume in a series of self-contained English translations of the classic and definitive treatment of rigid body motion.</p><p>Key features:</p><p>* Complete and unabridged presentation with recent advances and additional notes;</p><p>* Annotations by the translators provide insights into the nature of science and mathematics in the late 19th century;</p><p>* Each volume interweaves theory and applications.</p><p><i>The Theory of the Top</i> 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.  Graduate students and researchers interested in theoretical and applied mechanics will find this series of books a thorough and insightful account.  Other volumes in the series include<i>Introduction to the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top</i>,<i> Development of the Theory in the Case of the Heavy Symmetric Top</i>, and<i>Perturbations.  Astronomical and Geophysical Applications</i>.</p>

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