Reviews of topical problems

M.M. Sushchinskii “Resonant inelastic light scattering in crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 181–195 (1988)

M.V. Kurik, O.D. Lavrentovich “Defects in liquid crystals: homotopy theory and experimental studies” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 196–224 (1988)

R.A. Avarmaa, K.K. Rebane “Zero-phonon lines in the spectra of chlorophyll-type molecules embedded in low-temperature solid-state matrices” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 225–240 (1988)

New instruments and measurement methods

I.R. Nabiev, R.G. Efremov, G.D. Chumanov “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and its application to the study of biological molecules” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 241–262 (1988)

From the current literature

O.D. Chernavskaya, D.S. Chernavskii “Phase transition in quark-gluon plasma and hydrodynamic theory” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 263–276 (1988)

Meetings and conferences

M.I. Katsnel’son, A.V. Trefilov “Electron state density and anomalies in the electronic and lattice properties of metals and alloys” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 277–278 (1988)

V.I. Antropov, V.G. Vaks, M.I. Katsnel’son, V.G. Koreshkov, A.I. Likhtenshtein, A.V. Trefilov “Effect of proximity of the Fermi level to singular points in the band structure on the kinetic and lattice properties of metals and alloys” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 278–280 (1988)

Personalia

L.M. Barkov, V.G. Dudnikov, B.B. Kadomtsev, G.A. Mesyats, D.D. Ryutov, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii, B.V. Chirikov “Gennadii Ivanovich Dimov (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 281–282 (1988)

N.N. Bogolyubov, A.A. Logunov, M.A. Markov “Dmitrii Vasil’evich Shirkov (on his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 283–284 (1988)

Book reviews

A.A. Tseitlin “Concepts and trends in particle physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 285–285 (1988)

A.I. Ryazanov “Dynamics of hierarchical systems” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 286–287 (1988)

K.P. Zybin “Kinetic theory of particles and photons” Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 287–287 (1988)