GATE Classical Mechanics – Previous Year Questions by Topic
GATE Classical Mechanics (Physics) previous year questions, topic by topic: D'Alembert's principle, Euler-Lagrange equation, Hamilton's principle, calculus of variations, symmetry and conservation laws, central force motion: Kepler problem, small oscillations: coupled oscillations and normal modes, rigid body dynamics: inertia tensor, orthogonal transformations, Euler angles, torque free motion of a symmetric top, Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equations of motion and more.
- D'Alembert's principle, Euler-Lagrange equation, Hamilton's principle, calculus of variations
- symmetry and conservation laws
- central force motion: Kepler problem
- small oscillations: coupled oscillations and normal modes
- rigid body dynamics: inertia tensor, orthogonal transformations, Euler angles, torque free motion of a symmetric top
- Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equations of motion
- canonical transformations: Poisson bracket. Special theory of relativity: Lorentz transformations, relativistic kinematics, mass-energy equivalence.