Reviews of topical problems

M.V. Nezlin “Rossby solitons (Experimental investigations and laboratory model of natural vortices of the Jovian Great Red Spot type)” 29 807–842 (1986)

A.S. Monin “Hydrodynamic instability” 29 843–868 (1986)

New instruments and measurement methods

A. Piskarskas, A. Stabinis, A. Yankauskas “Phase phenomena in parametric amplifiers and generators of ultrashort light pulses” 29 869–879 (1986)

Methodological notes

V.K. Ignatovich “Étude on the one-dimensional periodic potential” 29 880–887 (1986)

Meetings and conferences

M.I. Kaganov, V.B. Fiks “Conversion of electromagnetic energy into acoustic energy by electrons in metals (theory)” 29 888–889 (1986)

A.N. Vasil’ev, Yu.P. Gaidukov “Contactless excitation of sound in metals (experiment)” 29 889–891 (1986)

V.A. Komarov “Electromagnetic-acoustic conversion—a method of nondestructive testing” 29 891–892 (1986)

A.P. Silin “Semiconductor superlattices” 29 892–894 (1986)

A.I. Golovashkin, A.N. Lykov “Submicron superconducting structures” 29 894–895 (1986)

Personalia

N.N. Bogolyubov, A.A. Logunov, B.V. Medvedev, D.V. Shirkov “Ernst Stueckelberg (Obituary)” 29 896–897 (1986)

Yu.M. Ado, S.T. Belyaev, I. Golovin, A.A. Logunov, Yu.D. Prokoshkin, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii, L.D. Solov’ev, V.A. Teplyakov, N.E. Tyurin, B.V. Chirikov, V.A. Yarba “Aleksei Aleksandrovich Naumov (Obituary)” 29 898–899 (1986)

M.G. Veselov, L.E. Gurevich, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, N.I. Kaliteevskii, V.V. Novozhilov, Yu.V. Novozhilov, V.I. Perel’, O.M. Todes, E.D. Trifonov, L.D. Faddeev, V.Ya. Frenkel’ “Sergei Valentinovich Izmailov (Obituary)” 29 900–901 (1986)