Modern Classical Physics

Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics

  • Newtonian Physics: Geometric Viewpoint
  • Special Relativity: Geometric Viewpoint
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Statistical Thermodynamics
  • Random Processes
  • Geometric Optics
  • Diffraction
  • Interference and Coherence
  • Nonlinear Optics
    • Overview
    • Lasers
    • Holography
      • Recording a Hologram
      • Reconstructing the 3-Dimensional Image from a Hologram
      • Other Types of Holography; Applications
    • Phase-Conjugate Optics
    • Maxwell’s Equations in a Nonlinear Medium; Nonlinear Dielectric Susceptibilities; Electro-Optic Effects
    • Three-Wave Mixing in Nonlinear Crystals
      • Resonance Conditions for Three-Wave Mixing
    • Four-Wave Mixing in Isotropic Media
      • Third-Order Susceptibilities and Field Strengths