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Methods of Analytical Dynamics A balanced presentation that encompasses both formalism and structure in analytical dynamics, this text also addresses solution methods. Its remarkably broad and comprehensive exploration of the subject employs an approach as natural as it is logical. Contents : Preface 1. Fundamentals of Newtonian Mechanics 2. Fundamentals of Analytical Mechanics 3. Motion Relative to Rotating Reference Frames 4. Rigid Body Dynamics 5. Behaviour of Dynamical System. Geometric Theory 6. Stability of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Autonomous Systems 7. Nonautonomous Systems 8. Analytical Solutions by Perturbation Techniques 9. Transformation Theory. The Hamilton-Jacobi Equation 10. The Gyroscope: Theory and Applications 11. Problems in Celestial Mechanics 12. Problems in Spacecraft Dynamics Appendix A - Dyadics Appendix B - Elements of Topology and Modern Analysis Name Index Subject Index