from Santilli 1978 (pp. 1-2):
- analytic formulations, e.g., Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, etc.
Whittaker (1904), Goldstein (1950), Pars (1965)
- variational formulations, e.g., variational problems, variational principles, etc.
Lanczos (1949), Rund (1966)
- algebraic formulations, e.g., infinitesimal and finite canonical transformations, Lie algebras and Lie groups, symmetries and conservation laws, etc.
Saletan and Cromer (1971), Sudarshan and Mukunda (1974).
- geometric formulations, e.g., symplectic geometry, canonical structure, etc.
Jost (1964), Abraham and Marsden (1967), Guillemin and Sternberg (1977)
- statistical formulations, e.g., Liouville's theorem, equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, etc.
Gibbs (1948), Katz (1967)
- thermodynamic formulations, e.g., irreversible processes, entropy, etc.
Sommerfeld (1956), Tisza (1966)
- many-body formulations, e.g., stability of orbits, quadrature problems, etc.
Wintner (1941), Khilmi (1961), Hagihara (1970)
Need to find:
Saletan and Cromer (1971) (no e-book available)
Guillemin and Sternberg (1977) (e-book available, but not working)
Wintner, Khilmi, Haghihara (no e-book available)