Reviews of topical problems

E.L. Feinberg “Thermodynamic fireballs (state of the concept in the theory and in accelerator experiments)” 26 1–30 (1983)

B.M. Smirnov “Excimer molecules” 26 31–45 (1983)

S.F. Shandarin, A.G. Doroshkevich, Ya.B. Zel’dovich “The large-scale structure of the universe” 26 46–76 (1983)

Methodological notes

Ya.B. Zel’dovich, A.V. Mamaev, S.F. Shandarin “Laboratory observation of caustics, optical simulation of the motion of particles, and cosmology” 26 77–83 (1983)

G.V. Spivak, E.I. Rau, A.Yu. Sasov “Color-coded display of information in scanning electron microscopy” 26 84–86 (1983)

From the current literature

K.K. Likharev “True quantum-mechanical macroscopic effects in weak superconductivity” 26 87–95 (1983)

Personalia

N.G. Basov, E.P. Velikhov, V.L. Ginzburg, B.B. Kadomtsev, L.M. Kovrizhnykh, M.L. Levin, A.M. Prokhorov, R.Z. Sagdeev, Ya.B. Fainberg, E.L. Feinberg “Matvei Samsonovich Rabinovich (Obituary)” 26 96–97 (1983)

S.P. Allilluev, S.T. Belyaev, V.L. Ginzburg, V.I. Man’ko, I.A. Fomin “Il’ya Abramovich Malkin (Obituary)” 26 98–98 (1983)