Reviews of topical problems

O.E. Kvyatkovskii, E.G. Maksimov “Microscopic theory of the lattice dynamics and the nature of the ferroelectric instability in crystals” 31 1–26 (1988)

E.G. Berezhko, G.F. Krymskii “Acceleration of cosmic rays by shock waves” 31 27–51 (1988)

E.G. Berezhko, G.F. Krymskii “Acceleration of cosmic rays by shock waves” 31 27–51 (1988)

S.M. Stishov “Entropy, disorder, melting” 31 52–67 (1988)

Physics of our days

E.A. Andryushin, A.A. Bykov “From superlattices to superatoms” 31 68–73 (1988)

Methodological notes

D.N. Klyshko “A simple method of preparing pure states of an optical field, of implementing the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiment, and of demonstrating the complementarity principle” 31 74–85 (1988)

From the current literature

V.M. Svistunov, M.A. Belogolovskii, A.I. D’yachenko “Vacuum tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy” 31 86–89 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

V.A. Novikov, L.N. Smirnova “Twelfth All-Union School on ’Nuclear Interactions at High and Ultrahigh Energies’” 31 90–94 (1988)

Personalia

Zh.I. Alferov, B.B. Kadomtsev, E.P. Velikhov, R.Z. Sagdeev, V.M. Tuchkevich, V.Ya. Frenkel’ “Viktor Evgen’evich Golant (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 95–96 (1988)

Book reviews

V.S. Letokhov “Waveguide propagation and diffraction of optical radiation” 31 97–97 (1988)

R.V. Vedrinskii, V.L. Kraizman “Extended and near edge structure of x-ray absorption spectra” 31 97–98 (1988)

M.I. Tribel’skii “Numerical investigations of phase transitions and critical phenomena” 31 99–99 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

N.L. Aleksandrov “Three-body electron attachment to a molecule” 31 101–118 (1988)

N.P. Zotov, V.A. Tsarev “Diffraction dissociation: 35 years on” 31 119–139 (1988)

From the history of physics

M.V. Vol’kenshtein “Complementarity, physics, and biology” 31 140–150 (1988)

Methodological notes

L.V. Prokhorov “Quantization of the electromagnetic field” 31 151–162 (1988)

From the current literature

Yu.P. Irkhin “Electron structure of the 4f shells and magnetism of rare-earth metals” 31 163–170 (1988)

Personalia

Zh.I. Alferov, V.S. Vavilov, Yu.V. Gulyaev, V.L. Gurevich, I.P. Zvyagin, L.V. Keldysh, L.N. Kurbatov, A.G. Mironov, V.B. Sandomirskii, R.A. Suris “Viktor Leopol’dovich Bonch-Bruevich (Obituary)” 31 171–172 (1988)

A.P. Aleksandrov, A.M. Baldin, A.S. Borovik-Romanov, I.B. Danilov, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, M.P. Malkov, Yu.K. Pilipenko, I.M. Frank “Aleksandr Grigor’evich Zel’dovlch (Obituary)” 31 173–174 (1988)

Yu.N. Demkov “Grigorii Filippovich Drukarev (Obituary)” 31 175–176 (1988)

Book reviews

I.M. Dremin “Quarks and leptons” 31 177–177 (1988)

M.I. Ryazanov “Coherent radiation sources” 31 177–178 (1988)

S.E. Sigarev “Crystal structures of germanates, stannates and plumbates” 31 178–178 (1988)

E.I. Volkov “Biophysical effects of steady magnetic fields” 31 179–180 (1988)

G.N. Tishchenko “Structure data of organic crystals” 31 180–180 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

M.M. Sushchinskii “Resonant inelastic light scattering in crystals” 31 181–195 (1988)

M.V. Kurik, O.D. Lavrentovich “Defects in liquid crystals: homotopy theory and experimental studies” 31 196–224 (1988)

R.A. Avarmaa, K.K. Rebane “Zero-phonon lines in the spectra of chlorophyll-type molecules embedded in low-temperature solid-state matrices” 31 225–240 (1988)

New instruments and measurement methods

I.R. Nabiev, R.G. Efremov, G.D. Chumanov “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and its application to the study of biological molecules” 31 241–262 (1988)

From the current literature

O.D. Chernavskaya, D.S. Chernavskii “Phase transition in quark-gluon plasma and hydrodynamic theory” 31 263–276 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

M.I. Katsnel’son, A.V. Trefilov “Electron state density and anomalies in the electronic and lattice properties of metals and alloys” 31 277–278 (1988)

V.I. Antropov, V.G. Vaks, M.I. Katsnel’son, V.G. Koreshkov, A.I. Likhtenshtein, A.V. Trefilov “Effect of proximity of the Fermi level to singular points in the band structure on the kinetic and lattice properties of metals and alloys” 31 278–280 (1988)

Personalia

L.M. Barkov, V.G. Dudnikov, B.B. Kadomtsev, G.A. Mesyats, D.D. Ryutov, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii, B.V. Chirikov “Gennadii Ivanovich Dimov (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 281–282 (1988)

N.N. Bogolyubov, A.A. Logunov, M.A. Markov “Dmitrii Vasil’evich Shirkov (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 283–284 (1988)

Book reviews

A.A. Tseitlin “Concepts and trends in particle physics” 31 285–285 (1988)

A.I. Ryazanov “Dynamics of hierarchical systems” 31 286–287 (1988)

K.P. Zybin “Kinetic theory of particles and photons” 31 287–287 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

V.L. Ginzburg, A.A. Sobyanin “Superfluidity of helium II near the λ point” 31 289–299 (1988)

D.D. Ryutov “Open-ended traps” 31 300–327 (1988)

L.A. Zubkov, V.P. Romanov “Critical opalescence” 31 328–353 (1988)

New instruments and measurement methods

Yu.Yu. Stoilov “Bleaching wave lasers utilizing complex organic compounds” 31 354–363 (1988)

Methodological notes

T.I. Kuznetsova “On the phase retrieval problem in optics” 31 364–371 (1988)

From the current literature

L.I. Ognev “Spectroscopy of the radiation emitted by channeled particles—a new method of study of crystals” 31 372–379 (1988)

Book reviews

I.L. Fabelinskii “Nonlinear optics” 31 380–381 (1988)

A.P. Silin “Low-energy electron diffraction” 31 381–381 (1988)

A.M. Gulyan “Phonons in condensed matter” 31 382–383 (1988)

B.A. Volkov “Semiconductor encyclopedia—once again” 31 384–384 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

Ya.B. Zel’dovich, A.L. Buchachenko, E.L. Frankevich “Magnetic-spin effects in chemistry and molecular physics” 31 385–408 (1988)

I.N. Khlyustikov, A.I. Buzdin “Localized superconductivity of twin metal crystals” 31 409–433 (1988)

G.L. Belen’kii, E.Yu. Salaev, R.A. Suleimanov “Deformation effects in layer crystals” 31 434–455 (1988)

From the history of physics

L.N. Kryzhanovskii “On the 250th anniversary of the discovery of electrical conductivity” 31 456–458 (1988)

E.Z. Meilikhov “Two classic experiments in superconductivity” 31 459–461 (1988)

From the current literature

I.M. Dremin “Proton-(anti)proton cross sections and scattering amplitudes at high energies” 31 462–469 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

I.N. Sisakyan, A.B. Shvartsburg “Adaptive radiooptics” 31 470–471 (1988)

V.I. Panov “Scanning tunneling microscopy and surface spectroscopy” 31 471–473 (1988)

M.S. Khaikin “Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy” 31 473–474 (1988)

V.G. Vaks, S.P. Kravchuk, A.V. Trefilov “Microscopic theory of anharmonic effects in alkali and bcc alkaline earth metals” 31 474–476 (1988)

G.S. Ivanov-Kholodnyi “Problems of solar-terrestrial physics and research on the ionosphere” 31 477–478 (1988)

Personalia

Zh.I. Alferov, A.S. Borovik-Romanov, Yu.M. Kagan, L.V. Keldysh, K. Rebane, V.M. Tuchkevich, V.Ya. Frenkel’ “Boris Petrovich Zakharchenya (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 479–480 (1988)

Book reviews

A.N. Matveev, S.M. Zhebrovskii “Books on physics and astronomy being published by Mir in 1989” 31 481–485 (1988)

I.L. Fabelinskii “Ultrafast phenomena” 31 485–486 (1988)

E.A. Andryushin “Physics of surfaces” 31 486–487 (1988)

A.L. Buchachenko “Magnetic properties of free radicals” 31 487–488 (1988)

Yu.A. Uspenskii “Magnetic properties of 3d-, 4d-, and 5d-elements and their alloys and compounds” 31 488–489 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

V.L. Ginzburg “Astrophysical aspects of cosmic-ray research (first 75 years and outlook for the future)” 31 491–510 (1988)

I.V. Kukushkin, S.V. Meshkov, V.B. Timofeev “Two-dimensional electron density of states in a transverse magnetic field” 31 511–534 (1988)

I.M. Beterov, A.V. Eletskii, B.M. Smirnov “Resonance radiation plasma (photoresonance plasma)” 31 535–554 (1988)

From the history of physics

É.V. Bursian “Viktor Robertovich Bursian (1886-1945)” 31 555–557 (1988)

From the current literature

I.B. Khriplovich “Nonconservation of parity in atoms” 31 558–560 (1988)

I.M. Fishman “Steady-state and transient nucleation of a new phase in a first-order transition” 31 561–576 (1988)

Book reviews

Yu.N. Dnestrovskii “Numerical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation” 31 577–578 (1988)

A.P. Silin “Excitons” 31 578–578 (1988)

I.I. Mazin “Spin glasses in physics, mathematics, and biology” 31 579–579 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

A.A. Logunov, Yu.M. Loskutov, M.A. Mestvirishvili “The relativistic theory of gravitation and its consequences” 31 581–596 (1988)

P.V. Elyutin “The quantum chaos problem” 31 597–622 (1988)

L.M. Blinov “Langmuir films” 31 623–644 (1988)

From the history of physics

V.Ya. Frenkel’ “Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Fridman (Friedmann): a biographical essay” 31 645–665 (1988)

Methodological notes

Ya.B. Zel’dovich, L.P. Grishchuk “The general theory of relativity is correct!” 31 666–671 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

V.E. Zakharov “Wave collapse” 31 672–674 (1988)

V.N. Mel’nikov, V.N. Rudenko “International School on Gravitation and Cosmology: Course 10 ’Gravitational Measurements, Fundamental Metrology, and Fundamental Constants’’” 31 675–677 (1988)

Personalia

A.S. Borovik-Romanov, B.K. Vainshtein, Yu.A. Osip’yan, I.M. Khalatnikov “Aleksei Alekseevich Abrikosov (On his sixtieth birthday)” 31 678–679 (1988)

A.P. Aleksandrov, A.M. Afanas’ev, S.T. Belyaev, E.P. Velikhov, I.I. Gurevich, B.B. Kadomtsev, L.A. Maksimov, N.A. Chernoplekov “Yurii Moiseevich Kagan (On his sixtieth birthday)” 31 680–681 (1988)

V.I. Arnol’d, L.M. Barkov, S.T. Belyaev, G.I. Dimov, B.B. Kadomtsev, E.P. Kruglyakov, I.N. Meshkov, D.D. Ryutov, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii “Boris Valerianovich Chirikov (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 682–683 (1988)

Book reviews

B.M. Smirnov “Kinetics of a nonequilibrium molecular gas” 31 684–684 (1988)

I.I. Mazin “Lectures on the application of multiple scattering theory in calculations of the electronic structure of solids” 31 684–685 (1988)

A.M. Yaglom “A new book on the mechanics of turbulence” 31 685–687 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

Yu.A. Izyumov “Solitons in quasi-one-dimensional magnetic materials and their study by neutron scattering” 31 689–712 (1988)

V.I. Ozhogin, V.L. Preobrazhenskii “Anharmonicity of mixed modes and giant acoustic nonlinearity of antiferromagnetics” 31 713–729 (1988)

R.Z. Levitin, A.S. Markosyan “Itinerant metamagnetism” 31 730–749 (1988)

Methodological notes

S.S. Kalmykova, V.I. Kurilko “Physical mechanisms for the hydrodynamic beam-plasma instability” 31 750–762 (1988)

From the current literature

V.V. Burdyuzha “Megamasers” 31 763–771 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

A.M. Bonch-Bruevich, M.N. Libenson, V.S. Makin “Surface polaritons and intense laser radiation” 31 772–773 (1988)

V.I. Anisimov, V.P. Antropov, V.A. Gubanov, M.I. Katsnel’son, A.I. Likhtenshtein “Band theory of magnetism in metals and alloys” 31 773–775 (1988)

N.N. Chugai “Supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud: first year of observations” 31 775–776 (1988)

G.S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan “Gravitational collapse, neutrino radiation, and supernova light curves” 31 776–777 (1988)

Personalia

A.P. Aleksandrov, V.I. Arnol’d, A.S. Borovik-Romanov, E.P. Velikhov, S.S. Gershtein, V.L. Ginzburg, V.I. Gol’danskii, Yu.M. Kagan, B.B. Kadomtsev, A.A. Ovchinnikov, L.B. Okun’, L.P. Pitaevskii, A.M. Prokhorov, R.Z. Sagdeev, A.D. Sakharov, R.A. Syunyaev, I.M. Khalatnikov, Yu.B. Khariton “Yakov Borisovich Zel’dovich (Obituary)” 31 778–779 (1988)

A.A. Abagyan, B.M. Bolotovskii, V.L. Ginzburg, A.V. Gurevich, D.A. Kirzhnits, N.F. Ovchinnikov, L.P. Pitaevskii, M.M. Fiks, V.E. Cherkovets, V.D. Shafranov “Igor’ Pavlovich Stakhanov (Obituary)” 31 780–781 (1988)

Bibliography

D.E. Khmel’nitskii “A modern monograph on the physics of disordered systems” 31 782–783 (1988)

I.I. Mazin “A school on the electronic structure of solids” 31 783–784 (1988)

A.P. Silin “High magnetic fields in semiconductor physics” 31 784–784 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

S.A. Kazantsev, N.Ya. Polinovskaya, L.N. Pyatnitskii, S.A. Edel’man “Polarization of atomic ensembles in ionized gases” 31 785–809 (1988)

V.G. Bar’yakhtar, A.N. Bogdanov, D.A. Yablonskii “The physics of magnetic domains” 31 810–835 (1988)

V.B. Braginskii “Resolution in macroscopic measurements: progress and prospects” 31 836–849 (1988)

Physics of our days

L.P. Gor’kov, N.B. Kopnin “High-T_c superconductors from the experimental point of view” 31 850–860 (1988)

Methodological notes

A.A. Logunov, Yu.V. Chugreev “Special theory of relativity and the Sagnac effect” 31 861–864 (1988)

From the current literature

A.E. Bulyshev, N.G. Preobrazhenskii, A.E. Suvorov “Radiation transport in spectral lines” 31 865–878 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

I.V. Kukushkin, V.B. Timofeev “Magnetooptics of two-dimensional electrons in the integral and fractional quantum Hall effect regimes” 31 879–879 (1988)

V.M. Pudalov, S.G. Semenchinskii “A physical standard of the unit of electrical resistance based on the quantum Hall effect” 31 880–881 (1988)

A.D. Kuz’min “The pulsar time scale” 31 881–882 (1988)

Personalia

Yu.N. Demkov, L.N. Labzovskii, Yu.V. Novozhilov “Mikhail Grigor’evich Veselov (obituary)” 31 883–884 (1988)

Book reviews

I.I. Mazin “Reference book on phonon properties of metals” 31 885–885 (1988)

A.P. Silin “Structure and dynamics of surfaces: phenomena, models, and methods” 31 885–886 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

G.M. Zaslavskii, R.Z. Sagdeev, D.A. Usikov, A.A. Chernikov “Minimal chaos, stochastic webs, and structures of quasicrystal symmetry” 31 887–915 (1988)

V.A. Matveev, V.A. Rubakov, A.N. Tavkhelidze, M.E. Shaposhnikov “Nonconservation of baryon number under extremal conditions” 31 916–939 (1988)

L.P. Grishchuk “Gravitational-wave astronomy” 31 940–954 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

G.L. Belen’kii “Electron-hole liquid and two-dimensional electron gas in layered group A³B⁶ semiconductors” 31 955–956 (1988)

M.A. Obolenskii “Superconductivity and energy spectra of layered dichalcogenides of transition metals” 31 956–957 (1988)

G.A. Askar’yan, G.M. Batanov, I.A. Kossyi, A.Yu. Kostinskii “Aftereffects of microwave discharges in the stratosphere” 31 957–959 (1988)

Personalia

Yu.G. Abov, I.Ya. Barit, I.I. Gurevich, V.I. Lushchikov, M.A. Markov, Yu.M. Ostanevich, L.B. Pikel’ner, Yu.P. Popov, I.S. Shapiro “Il’ya Mikhailovich Frank (on his eightieth birthday)” 31 960–961 (1988)

Book reviews

T.I. Galkina “Nonequilibrium phonons in insulators and semiconductors” 31 962–963 (1988)

S.E. Sigarev “Crystal structure of intermetallides” 31 963–964 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

V.M. Mostepanenko, N.N. Trunov “The Casimir effect and its applications” 31 965–987 (1988)

A.N. Semenov, A.R. Khokhlov “Statistical physics of liquid-crystalline polymers” 31 988–1014 (1988)

I.A. Baranov, Yu.V. Martynenko, S.O. Tsepelevich, Yu.N. Yavlinskii “Inelastic sputtering of solids by ions” 31 1015–1034 (1988)

Personalia

A.P. Aleksandrov, E.P. Velikhov, A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov, V.L. Ginzburg, L.V. Keldysh, V.D. Shafranov “Boris Borisovich Kadomtsev (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 1035–1036 (1988)

O.D. Dal’karov, V.A. Karmanov, V.M. Kolybasov, I.M. Frank “Iosif Solomonovich Shapiro (on his seventieth birthday)” 31 1037–1038 (1988)

A.A. Abrikosov, E.B. Aleksandrov, Zh.I. Alferov, M.I. D’yakonov, B.P. Zakharchenya, Yu.M. Kagan, L.V. Keldysh, I.A. Merkulov, A.L. Efros “Vladimir Idelevich Perel’ (on his sixtieth birthday)” 31 1039–1039 (1988)

Book reviews

Yu.A. Aleksandrov “Experimental techniques in nuclear and elementary particle physics” 31 1040–1040 (1988)

Yu.V. Gulyaev, Yu.L. Kopylov “VLSI technology: fundamentals and applications” 31 1040–1041 (1988)

S.G. Chefranov “Numerical and physical aspects of research on aerodynamic flows” 31 1041–1042 (1988)

Reviews of topical problems

L.M. Soroko “Multipulse NMR spectroscopy” 31 1043–1059 (1988)

N.A. Tyapunina, É.P. Belozerova “Charged dislocations and properties of alkali halide crystals” 31 1060–1084 (1988)

From the history of physics

Ya.A. Smorodinskii, T.B. Romanovskaya “Louis de Broglie (1892-1987)” 31 1080–1084 (1988)

Personalia

N.A. Armand, Yu.V. Gulyaev, N.D. Devyatkov, Yu.B. Kobzarev, V.V. Migulin “Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotel’nikov (on his eightieth birthday)” 31 1085–1086 (1988)