Reviews of topical problems

S.G. Gukov “Introduction to string dualities” Phys. Usp. 41 627–638 (1998)

L.I. Klushin, A.M. Skvortsov, A.A. Gorbunov “An exactly solvable model for first- and second-order transitions” Phys. Usp. 41 639–649 (1998)

E. Illenberger, B.M. Smirnov “Electron attachment to free and bound molecules” Phys. Usp. 41 651–685 (1998)

N.G. Ptitsyna, G. Villoresi, L.I. Dorman, N. Iucci, M.I. Tyasto “Natural and man-made low-frequency magnetic fields as a potential health hazard” Phys. Usp. 41 687–709 (1998)

Conferences and symposia

V.A. Trapeznikov “Electron spectroscopy of small radiation doses” Phys. Usp. 41 711–717 (1998)

G.S. Zhdanov, M.N. Libenson, G.A. Martsinovskii “Optics in the diffraction limit: principles, results, and problems” Phys. Usp. 41 719–722 (1998)

A.G. Zabrodskii “Coulomb gap and metal-insulator transitions in doped semiconductors” Phys. Usp. 41 722–726 (1998)

A.E. Reznikov “Superwideband communication systems: characteristics and applications” Phys. Usp. 41 727–729 (1998)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 41 730–730 (1998)

Personalia

V.E. Balakin, L.M. Barkov, N.S. Dikanskii, G.I. Dimov, E.P. Kruglyakov, G.N. Kulipanov, I.N. Meshkov, V.V. Parkhomchuk, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii “Boris Valerianovich Chirikov (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 41 731–732 (1998)

A.F. Andreev, A.M. Afanas’ev, S.T. Belyaev, E.P. Velikhov, V.L. Ginzburg, A.M. Dykhne, B.B. Kadomtsev, L.A. Maksimov, A.Yu. Rumyantsev, N.A. Chernoplekov “Yurii Moiseevich Kagan (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 41 733–734 (1998)