Books and Textbooks
Long-Form Library
Books and Textbooks
Begin with two rendered textbook collections and one version-pinned technical monograph. Version-pinned means the monograph is fixed to a single version. Then move on to six provisional research volumes (Volumes 0 through V) for closer study.
Publication State
The volume overview pages and their main LaTeX sources are available at the reviewed revision. Their notebook companions are scaffolded. That means the file and the tutorial title exist. It does not show that the numbers are correct. It does not show that the code runs. It does not show that its dependencies are available. It does not show that results can be reproduced.
The proximal-to-distal monograph is an available computational publication. It has a fixed source list. It also has exact PDF, chapter, and evidence contracts. It is not a completed or peer-reviewed textbook. It is not an archival or PID-registered publication. It is not human validation. It is not coaching guidance. It is not a promise about what the software can do.
Use the cards below or the Read menu to move between these pages. The Article Index lists the individual chapter pages.
Core Textbooks and Monographs
The Physics of Golf
A textbook on golf. It covers mechanics, control-affine models, multibody dynamics, shaft behavior, impact, and motor control.
The Geometry of Motion
The math behind it all. It covers rigid-body dynamics, nonlinear control, biomechanics, neural control, and simulation.
Proximal-to-Distal Energy Transfer in the Golf Swing
A technical monograph with 37 chapters. It is fixed to one version. It covers how energy moves through the model. It also covers counterfactual attribution, uncertainty, and falsification. Its results depend on the model. The limits of the evidence remain open.
Open the Technical Monograph Download the Exact 252-Page PDF
Proximal-to-Distal Study Library
Use the technical monograph as the main reference. It is fixed to one version. Choose the companion for an easier read. Choose the summary for a shorter overview. Choose the workbench to try model runs. A model result holds only for its declared system, state, inputs, and comparison. None of these routes shows human validation. None shows a swing that works for everyone.
- Technical Monograph: the computational publication, with its exact sources, equations, claims, falsifiers, and evidence ledgers.
- How a Golf Swing Carries Energy: a 30-chapter visual companion with the same limits on how to read it.
- Technical Summary: a shorter route through the main counterfactual and energy arguments.
- Interactive Model Workbench: guided experiments to explore. Their outputs are not measured golfer data.
Book Series Volumes
Volume 0: The Mathematical Primer
The math basics. They cover linear algebra, state space, Lie groups, screw theory, and recursive kinematics.
Volume I: Tangent-Space Methods for Nonlinear Control
How small changes grow. It covers exact first-variation equations and the limits for finite changes. It also covers contraction, local optimal control, and counterfactual splits that depend on the model.
Volume II: Control Is Motion
Control built around trajectories. It also gives the geometric mechanics view of high-dimensional motion.
Open Volume II Main Page Review source, scaffolded notebook, and chapter states
Volume III: Biomechanics - Biology to Systems
From rigid bodies to biology. It covers biological models and experiment pipelines. It also covers inference workflows.
Open Volume III Main Page Review source, scaffolded notebook, and chapter states
Volume IV: Human Motor Control
How people control movement. It covers neural structure and dimensionality reduction. It also covers internal models and movement intelligence for engineered systems.
Open Volume IV Main Page Review source, scaffolded notebook, and chapter states
Volume V: Practical Application
Putting it into practice. It covers a companion computing platform. It also covers software verification and practical integration.
Volume Concordance and Mapping Table
Each volume has one official title. The same title is used in the LaTeX sources. It is also used in the book overview pages and on the Geometry of Motion website.
| Volume | Canonical Title | Available Formats | Primary Entry Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 0 | Volume 0: The Mathematical Primer | HTML Chapters (12), LaTeX. | Volume 0 Overview |
| Volume I | Volume I: Tangent-Space Methods for Nonlinear Control | HTML Chapters (10), Book Page, LaTeX. | Volume I Overview |
| Volume II | Volume II: Control Is Motion | HTML Monograph, Book Page, LaTeX. | Volume II Overview |
| Volume III | Volume III: Biomechanics - Biology to Systems | Book Page, PDF Edition, LaTeX. | Volume III Overview |
| Volume IV | Volume IV: Human Motor Control | Book Page, PDF Edition, LaTeX. | Volume IV Overview |
| Volume V | Volume V: Practical Application | PDF Edition, LaTeX. | PDF Edition |
Plan a Reading Path
Use the Books Roadmap to see what to read first and exactly what each manuscript covers. For counterarguments and unresolved evidence, see Research Reviews. To check how ready the software is, see the separate Software and provider status.
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