MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2019/2020
Academic year
2020/2021
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
MAT/07 (MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Meccanica
Year of study
Period
1st semester (28/09/2020 - 22/01/2021)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
60 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
ROSSO RICCARDO (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
Notions given in standard courses in Calculus and Geometry.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at giving an overwiev of classical mechanics to show that an adequate mathematical formulation can give a deep insight into the problems of this discipline.
Course contents
Vector and tensor algebra
Scalar and vector product; mixed product and repeated vector product; Diadics; symmetric tensors: spectral theorem. Skew-symmetric tensors: spin axis. Orthogonal tensors: Euler's angles. Systems of vectors

Relative and rigid-body kinematics
Poisson formulae; Time derivatives of vectors in different frames. Basic formulae in relative kinematics. Fundamental formula in rigid kinematics; Planar rigid motion: Chasles theorem.

General kinematics
Center of mass of a system of mateiral points; Momentum, moment of momentum, and kinetic energy. Transport theorem for moment of momentum. König's theorem.

Inertia tensor
Definition and main properties of the inertia tensor. Moments of inertia. Huygens-Steiner theorem. Theorem of perpendicular axes. Composition theorem. Material symmetry.

General dynamics
Balance equations. Kinetic energy theorem. Conservation laws. Power expanded in a rigid motion.

Lagrangian dynamics
Lagrange equations. Cyclic coordinates and conservation laws.

Rigid body dynamics
Euler's equations. Poinsot case. Lagrange's top.

Stability of motion
Stability of motion according to Ljapunov. Dirichlet-Lagrange theorem. First Ljapunov's instability criterion. Stability of steady rotations in Poinsot motions.

Normal modes
Linearization of Lagrange's equations; normal co-ordinates. Oscillating, linear, and hyperbolic normal modes.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 38
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 22
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
F. Bisi, R. Rosso: Introduzione alla meccanica teorica.
Assessment methods
Written test and oral exam. The student has to pass the test with 18/30 at least, and then, a few days later, he will take an oral exam on theoretical topics. If a student passes the written test, he can decide to avoid the subsequent oral test. In that case, however, he will obtain his mark, whenever it does not exceed 21/30 while, if the written exam exceeds this threshold and the student does not take the oral exam, his mark will be 21/30.
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030