Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 1, Mechanics

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L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz present a masterpiece of scientific clarity in this first volume of their world-renowned series. Rather than relying on traditional Newtonian methods, the text builds the entire framework of classical mechanics from the elegant foundation of Hamilton’s principle of least action and Galileo’s relativity. This approach prioritizes physical intuition and mathematical ec…

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