Other titles in the COURSE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS by LANDAU and LIFSHITZ Volume 2: The Classical Theory of Fields, 4th Edition Volume 3: Quantum Mechanics (Non-relativistic Theory), 3rd Edition Volume 4: Quantum Electrodynamics, 2nd Edition Volume 5: Statistical Physics, Part 1; 3rd Edition Volume 6: Fluid Mechanics, 2nd Edition Volume7: Theory of Elasticity, 3rd Edition Volume 8: Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, 2nd Edition Volume 9: Statistical Physics, Part 2 Volume 10: Physical KineticsMECHANICS THIRD EDITION by L. D. LANDAU AND E. M. LIFSHITZ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEMS, USS.R ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Volume | of Course of theoretical Physics Translated from the Russian by J. B. SYKES anp J. S. BELLButterworth-Heinenann Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP A division of Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd QA member of the Reed Elsevier ple group OXFORD BOSTON JOHANNESBURG MELBOURNE NEW DELHI SINGAPORE Translated from the 3rd revised and enlarged edition of Medkanika by L. D. Landau and E. M, Lifshitz, Nauka, Moscow 1993 First published by Pergamon Press plc 1960 ‘Second edition 1969 ‘Third edition 1976 Reprinted 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 1996, 1997, 1998 1999 , 2000 © Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 1981 All rights reserved, No part of this publication may he reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agenev Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England WIP 9HE. Applications for the copyright holder's written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data, Landau, Lev Davidovich, 1908-68 ‘Mechanies (Course of theoretical physics; v; 1) Translation of Mekhanika by E. M. Lifshitz. Lifshitz: p. oe Includes bibliographical references and index 1. Mechanics. Analytic I. Lifshitz, Evgenil. Mikhailovich, + {bint author “UL. Title Vv QA805:L283 1976, 53101515, 76-18997 ISBN 0 7506 2896 0 n f Printed and bound in India by Gopsons Papers Ltd. NOIDA.