Reviews of topical problems

Yu.P. Nikitin, I.L. Rozental’, F.M. Sergeev “Interaction between high-energy particles and nuclei” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1–30 (1977)

A.Z. Patashinskii, V.L. Pokrovskii “The renormalization-group method in the theory of phase transitions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 31–54 (1977)

G.V. Rozenberg “The light ray (contribution to the theory of the light field)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 55–80 (1977)

Methodological notes

A.M. Dykhne, G.L. Yudin “Stimulated effects upon ’jarring’ of an electron in an external electromagnetic field” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 80–86 (1977)

B.Sh. Perkal’skis, G.N. Sotiriadi “Two demonstrations for a physics course” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 87–88 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

M.K. Volkov, V.N. Pervushin “Fundamental problems of quantum field theory” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 89–91 (1977)

Personalia

P.L. Kapitza, A.F. Andreev, M.I. Kaganov “ll’ya Mikhailovich Lifshitz (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 92–93 (1977)

N.N. Bogolyubov, S.N. Vernov, M.A. Markov, B. Pontecorvo, A.M. Prokhorov, P.A. Cerenkov “Anatolii Alekseevich Logunov (on his fiftieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 93–95 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

V.A. Lyubimov “Interaction of neutrons at high energies” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 97–118 (1977)

B.M. Smirnov “Cluster ions in gases” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 119–133 (1977)

M.D. Gabovich “Ion-beam plasma and the propagation of intense compensated ion beams” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 134–148 (1977)

K.P. Belov, V.I. Sokolov “Antiferromagnetic garnets” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 149–166 (1977)

Physics of our days

I.L. Rozental’ “Cosmic objects and elementary particles” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 167–173 (1977)

Methodological notes

N.I. Kaliteevskii, V.S. Mikhalev, S.N. Pen’kov, V.A. Polishchuk, V.K. Prilipko “Lecture demonstrations for general physics course using television” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 174–176 (1977)

L.M. Polyakov “Model of deformed crystalline structure” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 176–177 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

M.S. Marinov “Relativistic strings and dual models of the strong interactions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 179–208 (1977)

N.G. Basov, E.M. Belenov, V.A. Isakov, E.P. Markin, A.N. Oraevskii, V.I. Romanenko “New methods of isotope separation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 209–225 (1977)

V.B. Shikin “Mobility of charges in liquid, solid, and dense gaseous helium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 226–248 (1977)

R.G. Mints, A.L. Rakhmanov “Magnetic instabilities in hard superconductors” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 249–263 (1977)

Methodological notes

M.A. Miller, Yu.M. Sorokin, N.S. Stepanov “Covariance of Maxwell equations and comparison of electrodynamic systems” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 264–272 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

M.I. Kudryavtsev, A.S. Melioranskii, I.A. Savenko “Bursts and Sources of Hard X-Radiation.” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 273–275 (1977)

V.L. Ginzburg, L.M. Ozernoi “The Nature of Quasars and the Active Nuclei of Galaxies” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 275–275 (1977)

I.L. Fabelinskii, V.S. Starunov, A.K. Atakhodzhaev, T.M. Utarova, G.I. Kolesnikov “Narrowing of Optical Depolarization-Scattering Spectra Near the Critical Separation Point of Solutions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 275–276 (1977)

V.G. Kurt “The Motion of the Sun in the Interstellar Medium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 276–277 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

V.B. Leonas, A.P. Kalinin “Study of ionization in slow collisions of atomic particles” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 279–297 (1977)

V.G. Bar’yakhtar, V.V. Gann, Yu.I. Gorobets, G.A. Smolenskii, B.N. Filippov “Cylindrical magnetic domains” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 298–318 (1977)

L.P. Grishchuk “Gravitational waves in the cosmos and the laboratory” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 319–334 (1977)

Physics of our days

“On the passing of Werner K. Heisenberg” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 335–335 (1977)

T.A.T. Spoelstra “The galactic magnetic field” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 336–343 (1977)

A.A. Ruzmaikin “Supplement to the translation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 342–343 (1977)

New instruments and measurement methods

A.S. Semenov, V.L. Smirnov “Supplement of the translation of Kogelnik’s ’Introduction to Integrated Optics’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 344–348 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

O.M. Belotserkovskii “New Numerical Models in Mathematical Physics and Problems of Interaction of the Solar Wind with Cosmic Objects” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 349–350 (1977)

A.M. Gal’per, V.G. Kirillov-Ugryumov, B.I. Luchkov “Discrete Sources of Cosmic Gamma Radiation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 350–351 (1977)

A.A. Stepanyan “The Object Cygnus X-3 as a Generator of Superhigh-Energy Gamma Quanta” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 352–353 (1977)

S.K. Esin “Status of Work at the Los Alamos Meson Factories” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 353–353 (1977)

N.K. Abrosimov “Plans for the Leningrad Institute of Nuclear Physics Accelerator Complex and Research on It” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 353–353 (1977)

Personalia

A.P. Aleksandrov, S.A. Al’tshuler, E.P. Velikhov, I.I. Gurevich, B.B. Kadomtsev, P.L. Kapitza, B.M. Kozyrev, L.I. Rudakov, V.A. Skoryupin, S.D. Fanchenko “Evgenii Konstanovich Zavoiskii (1907-1976)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 354–355 (1977)

Physics of our days

E.K. Zavoiskii “Search for high-temperature superconductivity” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 356–359 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

V.S. Berezinskii, G.T. Zatsepin “Possible experiments with very high energy cosmic neutrinos: the Dumand project” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 361–380 (1977)

I.V. Andreev, I.M. Dremin “Mechanisms of multi-particle production processes” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 381–405 (1977)

V.A. Bushuev, R.N. Kuz’min “Inelastic scattering of x-ray and synchrotron radiation in crystals, coherent effects in inelastic scattering” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 406–431 (1977)

L.A. Bol’shov, A.P. Napartovich, A.G. Naumovets, A.G. Fedorus “Submonolayer films on the surface of metals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 432–451 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

M.Ya. Marov “Venus and Mars (According to Recent Results of Soviet and American Studies)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 452–453 (1977)

Yu.I. Gal’perin “The Magnetospheres of the Earth and the Planets” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 453–455 (1977)

V.B. Braginskii “Quantum Singularities in Macroscopic Measurements” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 455–455 (1977)

E.M. Gershenzon “Spectral and Radiospectroscopic Studies of Semiconductors at Submillimeter Wavelengths” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 456–462 (1977)

Personalia

S.N. Vernov, M.A. Markov, A.E. Chudakov “Georgii Timofeevich Zatsepin (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 463–465 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

S.I. Anisimov, V.A. Benderskii, G. Farkas “Nonlinear photoelectric emission from metals induced by a laser radiation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 467–488 (1977)

Ch.B. Lushchik, I.K. Vitol, M.A. Élango “Decay of electronic excitations into radiation defects in ionic crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 489–505 (1977)

V.N. Dudorov, V.V. Randoshkin, R.V. Telesnin “Synthesis and physical properties of single-crystal films of rare-earth iron garnets” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 505–527 (1977)

D.V. Skobel’tsyn “Paradoxes of the quantum theory of the Vavilov-Cerenkov and Doppler effects” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 528–545 (1977)

V.L. Ginzburg “Remarks on D. V. Skobel’tsyn’s paper, ’Paradoxes of the quantum theory of the Vavilov-Cerenkov and Doppler effects’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 546–546 (1977)

Physics of our days

P.L. Kapitza “Global problems and energy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 547–553 (1977)

E.K. Zavoiskii, B.B. Kadomtsev, L.B. Okun’, B.M. Smirnov “Man and environment-problems of the future” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 553–554 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

V.A. Goncharov, R.G. Maev “First All-Union Young Scientists’ Workshop on ’Priority Problems of Physics’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 555–556 (1977)

Personalia

Ya.E. Genkin, D.K. Kaipov, V.M. Kel’man, G.V. Kurdyumov, M.I. Usanovich, S.M. Chanyev “Moisei Izrailevich Korsunskii (obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 557–558 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

G.N. Kulipanov, A.N. Skrinskii “Utilization of synchrotron radiation: current status and prospects” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 559–586 (1977)

E.P. Velikhov, V.D. Pis’mennyi, A.T. Rakhimov “The non-self-sustaining gas discharge for exciting continuouswave gas lasers” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 586–602 (1977)

V.S. Lisitsa “Stark broadening of hydrogen lines in plasmas” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 603–630 (1977)

From the current literature

E.V. Baklanov, V.P. Chebotaev “Prospects for precision physical experiments in optics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 631–637 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

E.Ya. Zandberg, N.I. Ionov “Surface Ionization and Its Applications” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 638–639 (1977)

P.G. Borzyak, G.A. Katrich, Yu.A. Kulyupin, P.M. Tomchuk “Electronic Processes in Metal Island Films” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 639–640 (1977)

Yu.G. Ptushinskii, A.G. Naumovets, O.A. Panchenko “Electron-Adsorption Phenomena on the Surface of Metal Single Crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 640–640 (1977)

I.A. Abroyan, V.V. Korablev, N.N. Petrov, A.I. Titov “Secondary-Emission Methods of Investigating the Structure and Composition of the Surface Layers of Solids” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 640–642 (1977)

V.A. Krat “New Ideas on the Solar Photosphere Based on Stratospheric Investigations” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 642–643 (1977)

I.V. Andreev, A.D. Dolgov, A.A. Komar, V.A. Kuz’min, V.A. Khoze, V.A. Tsarev “New data on the interactions of elementary particles” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 643–650 (1977)

Personalia

B.T. Geilikman, V.N. Gribov, B.L. Ioffe, I.Yu. Kobzarev, L.B. Okun’, M.V. Terent’ev, K.A. Ter-Martirosyan, G.B. Fedorov “Vladimir Borisovich Berestetskii (Obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 651–653 (1977)

“To the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of quantum mechanics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 655–655 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

M.A. El’yashevich “From the origin of quantum concepts to the establishment of quantum mechanics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 656–682 (1977)

D.I. Blokhintsev “Classical statistical physics and quantum mechanics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 683–690 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

V.A. Lyubimov “Backward scattering of pions by nucleons” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 691–702 (1977)

A.M. Perelomov “Generalized coherent states and some of their applications” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 703–720 (1977)

N.V. Karlov, A.M. Prokhorov “Selective processes induced by resonance laser radiation at the phase boundary of two media” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 721–735 (1977)

V.V. Arsenin, V.A. Chuyanov “Suppression of plasma instabilities by the feedback method” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 736–762 (1977)

From the current literature

Sh.M. Kogan “New experimental investigations of the 1/f noise mechanism” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 763–766 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

I.I. Roizen, S.A. Slavatinskii “Fifth All-Union School of Inelastic Interactions at High Energies” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 767–768 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

“Sixtieth anniversary of Soviet physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 769–775 (1977)

S.M. Bilen’kii, B. Pontecorvo “Lepton mixing and neutrino oscillations” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 776–795 (1977)

A.I. Vainshtein, M.B. Voloshin, V.I. Zakharov, V.A. Novikov, L.B. Okun’, M.A. Shifman “Charmonium and quantum chromodynamics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 796–818 (1977)

V.S. Edel’man “Properties of electrons in bismuth” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 819–835 (1977)

V.S. Markin, V.F. Pastushenko, Yu.A. Chizmadzhev “Physics of the nerve impulse” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 836–860 (1977)

Physics of our days

A.V. Nedospasov “The physics of MHD generators” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 861–869 (1977)

N.B. Baranova, Yu.V. Bogdanov, B.Ya. Zel’dovich “New electro-optical and magneto-optical effects in liquids” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 870–877 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

A.B. Migdal “Vacuum polarization in strong fields and pion condensation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 879–898 (1977)

S.A. Akhmanov, N.I. Koroteev “Spectroscopy of light scattering and nonlinear optics. Nonlinear-optical methods of active spectroscopy of Raman and Rayleigh scattering” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 899–936 (1977)

Yu.V. Petrov “The Oklo natural nuclear reactor” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 937–944 (1977)

Ya.B. Zel’dovich “Gravitation, charges, cosmology, and coherence” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 945–955 (1977)

Physics of our days

B.A. Arbuzov, A.A. Logunov “Structure of elementary particles and relationships between the different forces of nature” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 956–969 (1977)

From the history of physics

S.N. Vernov, N.A. Dobrotin “Fiftieth anniversary of a fundamental discovery in cosmicray physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 970–972 (1977)

Reviews of topical problems

N.P. Konopleva “Gravitational experiments in space” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 973–988 (1977)

Physics of our days

V.A. Vanke, V.M. Lopukhin, V.L. Savvin “Satellite solar power stations” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 989–1001 (1977)

Methodological notes

D.E. Vakman, L.A. Vainshtein “Amplitude, phase, frequency—fundamental concepts of oscillation theory” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1002–1016 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

“Scientific session of the Division of General Physics and Astronomy of the USSR Academy of Sciences (February 23-24, 1977)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1017–1017 (1977)

M.I. Kaganov “Singularities that the local geometry of the Fermi surfaces induces in the absorption and in the velocity of sound in metals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1017–1019 (1977)

V.D. Natsik “Conduction electrons and mobility of dislocations in normal metals and in superconductors” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1019–1021 (1977)

I.I. Sobelman, I.B. Khriplovich “Check on the modern theories of weak interaction in optical experiments” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1022–1022 (1977)

A.A. Komar “Neutral currents in the physics of weak interactions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1023–1023 (1977)

B.G. Erozolimskii “Beta decay of the neutron” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1023–1024 (1977)

G.S. Ivanov-Kholodnyi, M.A. Kolosov, N.A. Savich, Yu.N. Aleksandrov, M.B. Vasil’ev, A.S. Vyshlov, V.M. Dubrovin, A.L. Zaitsev, V.A. Samovol, L.N. Samoznaev, A.I. Sidorenko, A.F. Khasyanov, D.Ya. Shtern “The ionosphere of Venus from the data of the satellites ’Venera-9, 10′ and some singularities of its formation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1025–1027 (1977)

M.A. Kolosov, O.I. Yakovlev, T.S. Timofeeva, E.V. Chub, A.I. Efimov, S.S. Matyugov, A.G. Pavelyev, A.I. Kucheryavenkov, I.E. Kalashnikov “Results of radio sounding of the neutral atmosphere of Venus and bistatic radar study of its surface with the aid of the satellites ’Venera-9, 10′” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1027–1028 (1977)

M.A. Kolosov, O.I. Yakovlev, A.I. Efimov, V.M. Razmanov, V.I. Rogal’skii, V.K. Shtrykov “Inhomogeneous structure of the plasma near the sun and spreading of the spectrum of the radio waves, as suggested by the results of radio sounding with the aid of the satellites ’Venus-9, 10′” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1028–1029 (1977)

M.A. Kolosov, N.A. Savich, M.B. Vasil’ev, A.S. Vyshlov, V.I. Rogal’skii, V.A. Samovol, L.N. Samoznaev “Investigations of the plasma near the sun by the dispersion-interferometer method during the flight of the satellites ’Venera-9, 10′” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1029–1030 (1977)

V.A. Khoze “The heavy lepton τ^± in e⁺e^- annihilation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1030–1030 (1977)

M.I. Vysotskii, A.D. Dolgov, Ya.B. Zel’dovich “Cosmological limitations on the mass of neutral leptons” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1031–1031 (1977)

M.A. Shifman “Charmonium and asymptotic freedom” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1031–1032 (1977)

Personalia

N.E. Alekseevskii, A.S. Borovik-Romanov, M.S. Bresler, P.L. Kapitza, I.M. Lifshitz, R.V. Parfen’ev, I.I. Farbshtein, A.I. Shal’nikov, Yu.V. Sharvin “Simon Solomonovich Shalyt (obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1033–1034 (1977)

V.G. Vaks, V.K. Voitovetskii, V.M. Galitskii, V.L. Ginzburg, I.I. Gurevich, V.Z. Kresin, A.B. Migdal, I.L. Fabelinskii, N.A. Chernoplekov “Boris Tov’evich Geilikman (obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1035–1037 (1977)

Errata

V.S. Berezinskii, G.T. Zatsepin “Erratum: Possible experiments with very high energy cosmic neutrinos: the Dumand Project [Sov. Phys. Usp. 20, 361 (May 1977)]” Sov. Phys. Usp. 20 1037–1037 (1977)