Reviews of topical problems

Yu.F. Bydin, Yu.N. Demkov “Electron energy spectrum in low-energy collisions of negative ions and atoms” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 453–474 (1982)

G.A. Smolenskii, I.E. Chupis “Ferroelectromagnets” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 475–493 (1982)

Methodological notes

Yu.A. Kravtsov, A.I. Saichev “Effects of double passage of waves in randomly inhomogeneous media” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 494–508 (1982)

From the history of physics

N.E. Alekseevskii “Lev Vasil’evich Shubnikov (on his eightieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 509–513 (1982)

Yu.N. Ovchinnikov “Special features of properties of the ’Shubnikov phases’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 514–517 (1982)

N.B. Brandt, S.M. Chudinov “Shubnikov-de Haas effect and its application to investigation of the energy spectrum of metals, semimetals, and semiconductors” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 518–529 (1982)

Meetings and conferences

G.B. Gel’freikh “RATAN-600 measurements of the Sun’s magnetic fields” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 530–531 (1982)

L.I. Dorman “The Sun and galactic cosmic rays” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 531–532 (1982)

G.E. Kocharov “New data on the generation of nuclear particles and radiations during solar flares.” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 532–534 (1982)

S.V. Vonsovskii “Fifteenth All-Union Conference on the Physics of Magnetic Phenomena” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 535–535 (1982)

Personalia

A.S. Borovik-Romanov, P.L. Kapitza, I.M. Lifshitz, V.I. Nizhankovskii, Yu.V. Sharvin “Nikolai Evgen’evich Alekseevskii (on his seventieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 536–537 (1982)

L.M. Barkov, S.T. Belyaev, V.K. Voitovetskii, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, K.N. Mukhin, B.A. Nikol’skii, S.Kh. Khakimov “Isai Izrailevich Gurevich (on his seventieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 25 538–539 (1982)