Reviews of topical problems

M.L. Ter-Mikhaelyan “Simple atomic systems in resonant laser fields” 40 1195–1238 (1997)

Physics of our days

A.N. Adamchuk, S.E. Esipov “Collectively fluctuating assets in the presence of arbitrage opportunities, and option pricing” 40 1239–1248 (1997)

From the history of physics

P.E. Rubinin “The discovery of superfluidity. Letters and documents” 40 1249–1260 (1997)

Personalia

E.N. Avrorin, R.I. Il’kaev, V.N. Mikhailov, E.A. Negin, Yu.S. Osipov, Yu.A. Romanov, A.N. Skrinskii, Yu.A. Trutnev “In memory of Yulii Borisovich Khariton” 40 1261–1262 (1997)

E.P. Velikhov, B.B. Kadomtsev, V.M. Kulygin, N.N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi, Yu.N. Smirnov, V.D. Shafranov “In memory of Igor’ Nikolaevich Golovin” 40 1263–1264 (1997)

A.F. Andreev, A.A. Boyarchuk, V.L. Ginzburg, V.V. Dmitriev, I.K. Kamilov, N.M. Kreines, Yu.A. Osip’yan, L.P. Pitaevskii, L.A. Prozorova, A.M. Prokhorov, I.L. Fabelinskii, I.A. Yakovlev “In memory of Andrei Stanislavovich Borovik-Romanov” 40 1265–1266 (1997)

Bibliography

D.A. Kirzhnits “An introduction to the physics of the superconducting state” 40 1267–1267 (1997)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 40 1268–1268 (1997)