本书是Springer研究生物理教材系列之一，该系列和研究生数学教材系列一起将成为经典。这是最新修订的第5版。内容全面详尽，几乎包括了所有的从基本牛顿力学、经典和刚体力学到相对论力学和非线性动力学的所有知识点。书中特别强调了对称性、不变原理、几何结构和连续力学。通过学习本书读者可以更多的了解从运动方程产生的一般原理到理解对称作为量子力学基础的重要性，并且了解所有物理分支必需的理论工具和概念。本书的每章末都附加了一些练习实例，书的最后有大量的练习和解答，这些都可以加深读者对书中内容的理解。
1.Elementary Newtonian Mechanics
1.1 Newton's Laws (1687) and Their Interpretation
1.2 Uniform Rectilinear Motion and Inertial Systems
1.3 Inertial
1.Elementary Newtonian Mechanics
1.1 Newton's Laws (1687) and Their Interpretation
1.2 Uniform Rectilinear Motion and Inertial Systems
1.3 Inertial Frames in Relative Motion
1.4 Momentum and Force
1.5 Typical Forces. A Remark About Units
1.6 Space, Time, and Forces
1.7 The Two-Body System with Internal Forces
1.7.1 Center-of-Mass and Relative Motion
1.7.2 Example: The Gravitational Force Between Two Celestial Bodies (Kepler's Problem)
1.7.3 Center-of-Mass and Relative Momentum in the Two-Body System
1.8 Systems of Finitely Many Particles
1.9 The Principle of Center-of-Mass Motion
1.10 The Principle of Angular-Momentum Conservation
1.11 The Principle of Energy Conservation
1.12 The Closed n-Particle System
1.13 Galilei Transformations
1.14 Space and Time with Galilei Invariance
1.15 Conservative Force Fields
1.16 One-Dimensional Motion of a Point Particle
1.17 Examples of Motion in One Dimension
1.17.1 The Harmonic Oscillator
1.17.2 The Planar Mathematical Pendulum
1.18 Phase Space for the n-Particle System (in R3)
1.19 Existence and Uniqueness of the Solutions of x_" = ~(_x, t)
1.20 Physical Consequences of the Existence and Uniqueness Theorem
1.21 Linear Systems
1.21.1 Linear, Homogeneous Systems
1.21.2 Linear, Inhomogeneous Systems
1.22 Integrating One-Dimensional Equations of Motion
1.23 Example: The Planar Pendulum for Arbitrary Deviations from the Vertical
1.24 Example: The Two-Body System with a Central Force
1.25 Rotating Reference Systems: Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces
1.26 Examples of Rotating Reference Systems
1.27 Scattering of Two Particles that Interact via a Central Force: Kinematics
1.28 Two-Particle Scattering with a Central Force: Dynamics
1.29 Example: Coulomb Scattering of Two Particles with Equal Mass and Charge
1.30 Mechanical Bodies of Finite Extension
1.31 Time Averages and the Virial Theorem Appendix: Practical Examples
2. The Principles of Canonical Mechanics
2.1 Constraints and Generalized Coordinates
2.1.1 Definition of Constraints
2.1.2 Generalized Coordinates
2.2 D'Alembert's Principle
2.2.1 Definition of Virtual Displacements
2.2.2 The Static Case
2.2.3 The Dynamical Case
2.3 Lagrange's Equations
2.4 Examples of the Use of Lagrange's Equations
2.5 A Digression on Variational Principles
2.6 Hamilton's Variational Principle (1834)
2.7 The Euler-Lagrange Equations
2.8 Further Examples of the Use of Lagrange's Equations
2.9 A Remark About Nonuniqueness of the Lagrangian Function
2.10 Gauge Transformations of the Lagrangian Function
2.11 Admissible Transformations of the Generalized Coordinates
2.12 The Hamiltonian Function and Its Relation to the Lagrangian Function L
2.13 The Legendre Transformation for the Case of One Variable
2.14 The Legendre Transformation for the Case of Several Variables
2.15 Canonical Systems
2.16 Examples of Canonical Systems
2.17 The Variational Principle Applied to the Hamiltonian Function
2.18 Symmetries and Conservation Laws
2.19 Noether's Theorem
2.20 The Generator for Infinitesimal Rotations About an Axis
2.21 More About the Rotation Group
2.22 Infinitesimal Rotations and Their Generators
2.23 Canonical Transformations
2.24 Examples of Canonical Transformations
2.25 The Structure of the Canonical Equations
2.26 Example: Linear Autonomous Systems in One Dimension
2.27 Canonical Transformations in Compact Notation
2.28 On the Symplectic Structure of Phase Space
2.29 Liouville's Theorem
2.29.1 The Local Form
2.29.2 The Global Form
2.30 Examples for the Use of
