Reviews of topical problems

V.V. Anisovich “The lightest scalar glueball” Phys. Usp. 41 419–439 (1998)

I.M. Suslov “Development of a (4-ε)-dimensional theory for the density of states of a disordered system near the Anderson transition” Phys. Usp. 41 441–467 (1998)

N.B. Delone, V.P. Krainov “Tunneling and barrier-suppression ionization of atoms and ions in a laser radiation field” Phys. Usp. 41 469–485 (1998)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 41 486–486 (1998)

From the history of physics

B.M. Bolotovskii, Yu.N. Vavilov, A.N. Kirkin “Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov — the man and the scientist: a view from the threshold of the 21st century” Phys. Usp. 41 487–504 (1998)

Methodological notes

I.E. Mazets “Kinetic equation including wave function collapses” Phys. Usp. 41 505–507 (1998)

B.N. Shvilkin “On measuring the Debye radius in an unstable gas discharge plasma” Phys. Usp. 41 509–510 (1998)

Conferences and symposia

P.K. Kashkarov, B.V. Kamenev, E.A. Konstantinova, A.I. Efimova, A.V. Pavlikov, V.Yu. Timoshenko “Dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers in silicon quantum wires” Phys. Usp. 41 511–515 (1998)

S.A. Pulinets, V.V. Khegai, K.A. Boyarchuk, A.M. Lomonosov “The atmospheric electric field as a source of variability in the ionosphere” Phys. Usp. 41 515–522 (1998)

Bibliography

V.S. Letokhov “Principles of nonlinear optical spectroscopy” Phys. Usp. 41 523–523 (1998)