Reviews of topical problems

N.N. Nikolaev “Quarks in high-energy interactions of hadrons, photons, and leptons with nuclei” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 531–565 (1981)

V.P. Chechev, Ya.M. Kramarovskii “The theory of nucleosynthesis in stars: the slow neutron capture process” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 566–584 (1981)

Physics of our days

V.L. Ginzburg “What problems of physics and astrophysics are of special importance and interest at present? (Ten years later)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 585–613 (1981)

From the history of physics

V.V. Migulin “N. D. Papaleksi (100th anniversary of his birth)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 614–618 (1981)

V.K. Abalakin, Yu.L. Kokurin “Optical location of the Moon” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 619–623 (1981)

L.A. Kulevskii “Parametric infrared generator” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 623–626 (1981)

A.E. Salomonovich “N. D. Papaleksi and Soviet radioastronomy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 627–632 (1981)

Methodological notes

L.A. Ageev “A simple dye laser for demonstrations” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 633–634 (1981)

Meetings and conferences

G.I. Dimov “Production of strong beams of negative ions and accelerated hydrogen atoms” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 635–637 (1981)

Personalia

N.V. Belov, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, Yu.A. Osip’yan, A.M. Prokhorov, V.I. Simonov, L.A. Feigin “Boris Konstantinovich Vainshtein (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 638–640 (1981)

S.N. Vernov, G.V. Domogatskii, G.T. Zatsepin, M.A. Markov “Aleksandr Evgen’evich Chudakov (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 641–644 (1981)