Reviews of topical problems

M.B. Voloshin, Yu.M. Zaitsev “Physics of Υ resonances: ten years later” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 553–574 (1987)

D.A. Kirzhnits “General properties of electromagnetic response functions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 575–587 (1987)

A.K. Tagantsev “Pyroelectric, piezoelectric, flexoelectric, and thermal polarization effects in ionic crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 588–603 (1987)

L.M. Blinov, E.I. Kats, A.A. Sonin “Surface physics of thermotropic liquid crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 604–619 (1987)

Physics of our days

A.V. Nedospasov “Physics of near-wall plasma in tokamaks” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 620–627 (1987)

New instruments and measurement methods

N.I. Koroteev “Interference phenomena in coherent active spectroscopy of light scattering and absorption: holographic multidimensional spectroscopy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 628–643 (1987)

Methodological notes

N.P. Klepikov “Types of transformations used in physics, and particle ’exchange’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 644–648 (1987)

From the current literature

I.M. Dremin “Intermittence and fractal dimensionality in multiple particle creation processes” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 649–653 (1987)

Meetings and conferences

D.V. Shirkov, D.I. Kazakov “International conference ’Renormgroup-86′” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 654–655 (1987)

Personalia

V.A. Brumberg, V.L. Ginzburg, L.P. Grishchuk, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, N.S. Kardashev, A.A. Logunov, A.S. Monin, I.D. Novikov, R.A. Sunyaev, I.M. Khalatnikov, A.M. Cherepashchuk “Abram Leonidovich Zel’manov (Obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 656–656 (1987)

Book reviews

A.M. Semikhatov “Unification and supersymmetry” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 657–658 (1987)