Reviews of topical problems

A.V. Borisov, A.S. Vshivtsev, V.Ch. Zhukovskii, P.A. Eminov “Photons and leptons in external fields at finite temperature and density” Phys. Usp. 40 229–255 (1997)

A.E. Grishchenko, A.N. Cherkasov “Orientational order in polymer surface layers” Phys. Usp. 40 257–272 (1997)

Instruments and methods of investigation

B.M. Smirnov “The Lindinger device detects products of physiological processes” Phys. Usp. 40 273–274 (1997)

R.Z. Bakhtizin, T. Hashizume, Sh. Wang, T. Sakurai “Scanning tunneling microscopy of fullerenes on metal and semiconductor surfaces” Phys. Usp. 40 275–290 (1997)

Methodological notes

L.A. Rivlin “Photons in a waveguide (some thought experiments)” Phys. Usp. 40 291–303 (1997)

A.V. Belinskii “Bell’s theorem for trichotomic observables” Phys. Usp. 40 305–316 (1997)

From the history of physics

G.B. Malykin “Earlier studies of the Sagnac effect” Phys. Usp. 40 317–321 (1997)

Personalia

N.G. Basov, A.M. Bonch-Bruevich, A.A. Boyarchuk, V.L. Ginzburg, N.S. Kardashev, Yu.V. Kopaev, O.N. Krokhin, V.V. Osiko, P.P. Pashinin, A.M. Prokhorov, V.P. Silin, I.A. Shcherbakov “Igor’ Il’ich Sobel’man (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 40 323–324 (1997)

Letters to the editors

B.A. Trubnikov “Cosmic rays and gamma-ray bursts” Phys. Usp. 40 325–331 (1997)

Announcement

V.S. Letokhov “Physical review. The hundred years.” Phys. Usp. 40 333–333 (1997)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 40 334–334 (1997)

Errata

V.L. Ermolaev, E.B. Sveshnikova, E.N. Bodunov “Paper by V L Ermolaev, E B Sveshnikova and E N Bodunov ’Inductive-resonant mechanism of nonradiative transitions in ions and molecules in condensed phase’ [Physics-Uspekhi, March 1996, 39 (3) 261-282]” Phys. Usp. 40 335–335 (1997)