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Single-Particle Electrodynamics - Assassination Science

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The following sections summarise the remaining chapters and appendices<br />

contained in this thesis.<br />

Chapter 2: Classical <strong>Particle</strong> Mechanics<br />

Section 2.1: Introduction<br />

Chapter 2 briefly reviews the various formulations of classical particle mechanics.<br />

Section 2.2: Point particles<br />

The notion of a point particle is discussed.<br />

Section 2.3: Newtonian mechanics<br />

Newtonian mechanics is reviewed, with an emphasis placed on those aspects<br />

of the formalism that are frequently confused in the literature.<br />

Section 2.4: Lagrangian mechanics<br />

A similar review is provided of the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations<br />

of classical mechanics.<br />

Section 2.5: The canonical–mechanical challenge<br />

The author challenges the reader to discover how many times mechanical and<br />

canonical quantities are confused in the volumes sitting on their bookshelves.<br />

Section 2.6: Relativistic mechanics<br />

The notations and quantities used by the author for relativistic analyses<br />

are briefly introduced. Subtleties of the use of relativistic kinematics are<br />

commented on.<br />

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