Special issue

I.E. Tamm “Characteristic features of the work of Leonid Isaakovich Mandel'shtam” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 633–636 (1966)

I.L. Fabelinskii “Study of the fine structure of the lines of scattered light and the propagation of hypersound” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 637–641 (1966)

R.V. Khokhlov “On nonlinear wave processes” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 642–645 (1966)

V.I. Talanov “L. I. Mandel’shtam’s work on the theory of the optical image and modern quasioptics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 646–649 (1966)

Reviews of topical problems

Yu.P. Raizer “Breakdown and heating of gases under the influence of a laser beam” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 650–673 (1966)

V.L. Ginzburg, S.I. Syrovatskii “Cosmic magnetic bremsstrahlung (synchrotron radiation)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 674–701 (1966)

Ya.B. Zel’dovich, L.B. Okun, S.B. Pikel’ner “Quarks: astrophysical and physicochemical aspects” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 702–709 (1966)

Physics of our days

A.A. Abrikosov “The present state of the theory of superconductivity” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 710–719 (1966)

From the history of physics

P.L. Kapitza “Lomonosov and world science” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 720–728 (1966)

Reviews of topical problems

I.M. Frank “Transition radiation and optical properties of matter” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 729–742 (1966)

G.R. Khutsishvili “Spin diffusion” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 743–769 (1966)

V.I. Gol’danskii “TWO-PROTON RADIOACTIVITY (Prospects of Detection and Study)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 770–779 (1966)

K.I. Shchelkin “Instability of combustion and detonation of gases” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 780–797 (1966)

Personalia

Yu.B. Khariton, V.N. Kondrat’ev, A.S. Borovik-Romanov, N.V. Zavaritskii, M.P. Malkov, M.S. Khaikin, Yu.V. Sharvin “Aleksandr Iosifovich Shal'nikov (On his 60th birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 798–799 (1966)

B.P. Konstantinov “Serafim Nikolaevich Zhurkov (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 8 800–804 (1966)