What Are the Fundamental Principles Governing Particle Dynamics?

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The discussion focuses on the fundamental principles of particle dynamics, including the dynamics of single particles, vector calculus, Newton's second law, and the conservation of energy in conservative systems. It also addresses the dynamics of many-particle systems, emphasizing Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, as well as the role of constraints and stable equilibria. A notable critique highlights the inadequacy of the treatment of angular momentum, which assumes a fixed origin rather than considering cases with non-zero velocity. The importance of a comprehensive approach to angular momentum calculations is underscored. Overall, the principles outlined are essential for understanding both single and multiple particle dynamics in physics.
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http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/courses/PHYS2100/Lnotes.pdf

Apparently it covers:

Dynamics of a single particle
• Vector calculus
• Newton’s 2nd law
• Work and line integrals, arclength
• Conservative systems and conservation of energy
• Central forces and conservation of angular momentum
• Planetary motion and kepler’s laws
Dynamics of many particle systems
• Systems with constraints and general coordinates
• Conservative systems, stable equilibria
• Lagrangian Mechanics and calculus of variations
• Hamiltonian mechanics
• Poissson brackets and canonical transformations
 
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Unfortunately, what is said about angular momentum in 2.12 is inadequate, in that it implicitly assumes that the angular momentum is to be calculated with respect to the fixed origin.
This is by no means necessary, and the tutorial ought to have included the general case, in which, for example, the point we calculate the angular momentum with respect to assigned a non-zero velocity.
 

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