Reviews of topical problems

L.A. Fal’kovskii “Physical properties of bismuth” 11 1–21 (1968)

S.M. Polikanov “Spontaneously fissioning isomers” 11 22–33 (1968)

V.L. Ginzburg, V.N. Sazonov, S.I. Syrovatskii “Synchrotron radiation and its reabsorption” 11 34–48 (1968)

I.L. Rozental’ “Interaction of cosmic muons of high energy” 11 49–65 (1968)

V.L. Pokrovskii “Similarity hypothesis in the theory of phase transitions” 11 66–74 (1968)

G.S. Krinchik “Dynamic effects of electro- and piezoreflectance of light by crystals” 11 75–80 (1968)

E.A. Kaner, V.F. Gantmakher “Anomalous penetration of electromagnetic field in a metal and radiofrequency size effects” 11 81–105 (1968)

E.M. Levin, L.L. Frankfurt “The nonrelativistic quark model” 11 106–129 (1968)

Physics of our days

Ya.A. Smorodinskii “Limits of quantum electrodynamics and accuracy of global constants” 11 130–131 (1968)

Methodological notes

K.S. Vul’fson, L.P. Kovrigin “Observation of Sommerfeld diffraction from a specularly reflecting half-plane” 11 132–132 (1968)

G.I. Kataev “Demonstration of the law of conservation of angular momentum ("tumbling cat")” 11 133–133 (1968)

V.E. Koreshchuk, S.P. Polyakov, V.I. Tverdokhlebov “Simple plasmatron for lecture demonstrations” 11 133–134 (1968)

Personalia

V.L. Ginzburg “Lev Davidovich Landau” 11 135–138 (1968)

B.M. Barbashov “Dmitriĭ Ivanovich Blokhintsev” 11 139–140 (1968)

B.P. Zakharchenya, A.A. Kaplyanskii “Evgeniĭ Fedorovich Gross” 11 141–142 (1968)