Reviews of topical problems

V.P. Milant’ev “Cyclotron autoresonance and its applications” Phys. Usp. 40 1–14 (1997)

V.S. Vavilov “Diamond in solid state electronics” Phys. Usp. 40 15–20 (1997)

Yu.L. Klimontovich “Physics of collisionless plasma” Phys. Usp. 40 21–51 (1997)

Physics of our days

V.N. Tsytovich “Dust plasma crystals, drops, and clouds” Phys. Usp. 40 53–94 (1997)

From the history of physics

P.E. Rubinin “Niels Bohr and Petr Leonidovich Kapitza” Phys. Usp. 40 95–100 (1997)

L.V. Al’tshuler, Ya.B. Zel’dovich, Yu.M. Styazhkin “Investigation of isentropic compression and equations of state of fissionable materials” Phys. Usp. 40 101–102 (1997)

Methodological notes

T.S. Velichkina, I.A. Yakovlev “A special case of Brownian motion and Einstein’s law” Phys. Usp. 40 103–104 (1997)

Personalia

A.M. Baldin, V.S. Vladimirov, V.G. Kadyshevskii, V.A. Matveev “Anatolii Alekseevich Logunov (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 40 105–106 (1997)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 40 107–107 (1997)