Reviews of topical problems

O.E. Kvyatkovskii, E.G. Maksimov “Microscopic theory of the lattice dynamics and the nature of the ferroelectric instability in crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 1–26 (1988)

E.G. Berezhko, G.F. Krymskii “Acceleration of cosmic rays by shock waves” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 27–51 (1988)

E.G. Berezhko, G.F. Krymskii “Acceleration of cosmic rays by shock waves” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 27–51 (1988)

S.M. Stishov “Entropy, disorder, melting” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 52–67 (1988)

Physics of our days

E.A. Andryushin, A.A. Bykov “From superlattices to superatoms” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 68–73 (1988)

Methodological notes

D.N. Klyshko “A simple method of preparing pure states of an optical field, of implementing the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiment, and of demonstrating the complementarity principle” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 74–85 (1988)

From the current literature

V.M. Svistunov, M.A. Belogolovskii, A.I. D’yachenko “Vacuum tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 86–89 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

V.A. Novikov, L.N. Smirnova “Twelfth All-Union School on ’Nuclear Interactions at High and Ultrahigh Energies’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 90–94 (1988)

Personalia

Zh.I. Alferov, B.B. Kadomtsev, E.P. Velikhov, R.Z. Sagdeev, V.M. Tuchkevich, V.Ya. Frenkel’ “Viktor Evgen’evich Golant (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 95–96 (1988)

Book reviews

V.S. Letokhov “Waveguide propagation and diffraction of optical radiation” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 97–97 (1988)

R.V. Vedrinskii, V.L. Kraizman “Extended and near edge structure of x-ray absorption spectra” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 97–98 (1988)

M.I. Tribel’skii “Numerical investigations of phase transitions and critical phenomena” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 99–99 (1988)