Reviews of topical problems

S.P. Novikov, A.Ya. Mal’tsev “Topological phenomena in normal metals” Phys. Usp. 41 231–239 (1998)

R.Kh. Zeytounian “The Benard-Marangoni thermocapillary-instability problem” Phys. Usp. 41 241–267 (1998)

A.I. Olemskoi “Theory of stochastic systems with singular multiplicative noise” Phys. Usp. 41 269–301 (1998)

Conferences and symposia

S.G. Rautian “XI International Vavilov conference on nonlinear optics (Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, June 24-28, 1997)” Phys. Usp. 41 303–304 (1998)

Personalia

A.M. Baldin, V.S. Vladimirov, V.G. Kadyshevskii, A.A. Logunov, V.A. Matveev, L.V. Ovsyannikov, V.A. Sadovnichii, A.A. Slavnov, A.N. Tavkhelidze, Yu.A. Trutnev, A.T. Filippov “Dmitrii Vasil’evich Shirkov (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 41 305–306 (1998)

Letters to the editors

V.L. Ginzburg “On heat transfer (heat conduction) and the thermoelectric effect in the superconducting state” Phys. Usp. 41 307–311 (1998)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 41 312–312 (1998)