Reviews of topical problems

I.E. Dzyaloshinskii, E.M. Lifshitz, L.P. Pitaevskii “General theory of van der Waals’ forces” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 153–176 (1961)

G.V. Skrotskii, T.G. Izyumova “Optical orientation of atoms and its applications” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 177–204 (1961)

A.L. Kartuzhanskii “Elementary photographic processes in an electric field” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 205–225 (1961)

D.M. Vasil’ev, B.I. Smirnov “Certain X-RAY diffraction methods of investigating cold worked metals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 226–259 (1961)

New instruments and measurement methods

I.I. Pershin “Physical measurements on photographs of particle tracks in bubble chambers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 260–273 (1961)

Special issue

I.V. Kurchatov “Certain results obtained in research on controlled thermonuclear reactions in the U.S.S.R” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 274–278 (1961)

A.F. Ioffe “I. V. Kurchatov — investigator of dielectrics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 279–281 (1961)

L.I. Rusinov “NUCLEAR ISOMERISM” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 282–290 (1961)

V.I. Gol’danskii, L.K. Peker “On some problems of isomerism of atomic nuclei” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 291–304 (1961)

K.A. Petrzhak, G.N. Flerov “Spontaneous fission of nuclei” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 305–322 (1961)

I. Golovin, L.I. Artemenkov, G.F. Bogdanov, D.A. Panov, V.I. Pistunovich, N.N. Semashko “Work with the experimental thermonuclear system Ogra” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 323–331 (1961)

Reviews of topical problems

A.A. Vedenov, E.P. Velikhov, R.Z. Sagdeev “STABILITY OF PLASMA” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 332–369 (1961)

New instruments and measurement methods

G.P. Mel’nikov “The measurement of multidimensional spectra in nuclear physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 370–373 (1961)

Personalia

V.L. Levshin “SERGEĬ IVANOVICH VAVILOV (On the Seventieth Anniversary of his Birth)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 374–379 (1961)

“IGOR’ VASIL’EVICH KURCHATOV (Biographical Sketch)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 380–387 (1961)

Letters to the editors

V.S. Barashenkov “Errata and addenda to the article ’interaction cross sections of high-energy particles’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 388–388 (1961)