Reviews of topical problems

A.I. Golovashkin “High-temperature superconducting ceramics (review of experimental results)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 659–670 (1987)

V.L. Ginzburg, D.A. Kirzhnits “High-temperature superconductivity (a review of theoretical ideas)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 671–675 (1987)

I.M. Tsidil’kovskii “Crystallization of a three-dimensional electron gas” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 676–698 (1987)

M.I. Klinger “Low-temperature properties and localized electronic states of glasses” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 699–715 (1987)

New instruments and measurement methods

D.N. Klyshko, A.N. Penin “The prospects of quantum photometry” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 716–723 (1987)

Methodological notes

K.S. Vul’fson “Angular momentum of electromagnetic waves” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 724–728 (1987)

From the current literature

P.B. Wigman “High-temperature superconductivity in metal-oxide ceramics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 729–732 (1987)

V.S. Beskin “Neutron stars and equation of state of nuclear matter” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 733–736 (1987)

Meetings and conferences

B.I. Ostrovskii “Structure of liquid crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 737–738 (1987)

L.M. Blinov “Electro-optics of liquid crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 738–739 (1987)

E.I. Kats, V.V. Lebedev “Dynamics of freely suspended smectic films” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 739–740 (1987)

S.A. Pikin, M.A. Osipov “Ferroelectricity in liquid crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 740–741 (1987)

Yu.M. L’vov, L.A. Feigin “Production and structure of Langmuir films” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 741–743 (1987)

L.M. Blinov “Physical properties and applications of Langmuir films” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 743–744 (1987)

V.A. Grazhulis “Low-temperature investigations of surfaces of certain semiconductors” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 745–745 (1987)

I.V. Kukushkin, V.B. Timofeev “Density of states of two-dimensional electrons in a quantizing transverse magnetic field” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 746–747 (1987)

A.G. Vinogradov, A.S. Gurvich, S.S. Kashkarov, Yu.A. Kravtsov, V.I. Tatarskii “The backscattering enhancement effect” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 747–748 (1987)

A.N. Malakhov, A.V. Polovinkin, A.I. Saichev “Partial wave front reversal in a randomly inhomogeneous medium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 748–749 (1987)

L.A. Apresyan, D.V. Vlasov “Strong double passage effects in laser probing of the upper ocean layer” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 749–750 (1987)

Book reviews

V.M. Svistunov “Principles of electron tunneling spectroscopy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 751–752 (1987)

V.N. Sazonov “Multiple-photon excitation and dissociation of polyatomic molecules” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 752–753 (1987)

E.G. Maksimov “Microscopic methods in research on metals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 753–753 (1987)

A.P. Silin “Heterojunctions and semiconductor superlattices” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 753–754 (1987)

O.A. Pankratov “Two-dimensional systems: physics and new devices” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 754–755 (1987)

I.L. Fabelinskii “Time-resolved spectroscopy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 755–756 (1987)

E.B. Aleksandrov, V.S. Zapasskii “Optical orientation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 30 756–758 (1987)