PERSONALIA

M.S. Aksenteva, V.A. Rubakov, O.V. Rudenko “In memory of Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg” 52 (12) (2009)

REVIEWS OF TOPICAL PROBLEMS

A.S. Mishchenko “Electron — phonon interaction in high-temperature superconductors” 52 (12) (2009)

A.A. Koronovskii, O.I. Moskalenko, A.E. Hramov “On the use of chaotic synchronization for secure communication” 52 (12) (2009)

NOBEL LECTURES

M. Kobayashi, T. Maskawa, Y. Nambu “Passion for symmetry” 52 (12) (2009)

M. Kobayashi “CP violation and flavour mixing” 52 (12) (2009)

T. Maskawa “What does CP violation tell us?” 52 (12) (2009)

Y. Nambu “Spontaneous symmetry breaking in particle physics: a case of cross fertilization” 52 (12) (2009)

METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

A.I. Lavrova, E.B. Postnikov, Yu.M. Romanovskii “Brusselator: an abstract chemical reaction?” 52 (12) (2009)

E.G. Batyev “Pauli paramagnetism and Landau diamagnetism” 52 (12) (2009)

CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

I.M. Khalatnikov, V.E. Fortov, A.A. Makarov, A.M. Fridman, Yu.V. Martynenko “Commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Academician L A Artsimovich (Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 February 2009; Joint session of the Research Council of the Russian Scientific Center ’Kurchatov Instritute’, the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the State Corporation Rosatom, 18 March 2009)” 52 (12) (2009)

I.M. Khalatnikov “Nonrandom coincidences (Lev Andreevich Artsimovich)” 52 (12) (2009)

V.E. Fortov, A.A. Makarov “Innovation and development trends in the energy industry worldwide and in Russia” 52 (12) (2009)

A.M. Fridman “Lev Andreevich Artsimovich and extremely strong hydrodynamic instabilities” 52 (12) (2009)

Yu.V. Martynenko “Electromagnetic isotope separation method and its impacts” 52 (12) (2009)

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS

A.F. Krupnov, M.Yu. Tretyakov “Comments on ‘Coherent four-photon spectroscopy of low frequency molecular librations in a liquid’ by A F Bunkin, A A Nurmatov and S M Pershin” 52 (12) (2009)

M.A. Bol’shov, A.A. Makarov, V.R. Mironenko “On the observation of molecular rotational spectra in condensed media” 52 (12) (2009)

A.F. Bunkin, S.M. Pershin “Once more on the observation of molecular rotational spectra in condensed media” 52 (12) (2009)

PERSONALIA

I.G. Alekseev, M.V. Voloshin, N.A. Gippius, M.V. Danilov, D.V. Kazantsev, A.D. Mironov, A.Yu. Morozov, L.B. Okun, V.A. Rubakov, D.N. Svirida, A.L. Semenov, P.G. Tinyakov “In memory of Vladimir Vladimirovich Bronfman” 52 (12) (2009)

PHYSICS NEWS ON THE INTERNET

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 52 (12) (2009)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

E.A. Frimer “Subject index to Vol. 179, 2009” 52 (12) (2009)

N.V. Gribkova “Authors index to Vol. 179, 2009” 52 (12) (2009)