Download or read book Generalized Classical Mechanics and Field Theory written by M. de León and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to discuss the present situation of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms involving higher order derivatives. The achievements of differential geometry in formulating a more modern and powerful treatment of these theories is described and an extensive review of the development of these theories in classical language is also given.