Reviews of topical problems

S.A. Nemov, Yu.I. Ravich “Thallium dopant in lead chalcogenides: investigation methods and peculiarities” Phys. Usp. 41 735–759 (1998)

P.D. Gasparyan, F.A. Starikov, A.N. Starostin “Angular divergence and spatial coherence of X-ray laser radiation” Phys. Usp. 41 761–792 (1998)

A.P. Brysev, L.M. Krutyanskii, V.L. Preobrazhenskii “Wave phase conjugation of ultrasonic beams” Phys. Usp. 41 793–805 (1998)

Physics of our days

R.E. Gershberg “Flaring red dwarf stars: news from Crimea” Phys. Usp. 41 807–814 (1998)

V.N. Tsytovich, J. Winter “On the role of dust in fusion devices” Phys. Usp. 41 815–822 (1998)

Methodological notes

D. Fargion, A. Salis “Inverse Compton scattering off black body radiation in high energy physics and gamma (MeV-TeV) astrophysics” Phys. Usp. 41 823–829 (1998)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 41 830–830 (1998)

Conferences and symposia

E.L. Nagaev “Magnetoimpurity theory of colossal magnetoresistance materials” Phys. Usp. 41 831–834 (1998)

A.M. Bonch-Bruevich, T.A. Vartanyan, S.G. Przhibel’skii, V.V. Khromov “Photodetachment of surface atoms of metals” Phys. Usp. 41 834–837 (1998)

Personalia

A.A. Zharinov, B.B. Kadomtsev, V.I. Kogan, Yu.V. Martynenko, B.M. Smirnov, K.A. Ter-Martirosyan, M.I. Chibisov, V.D. Shafranov “In memory of Oleg Borisovich Firsov” Phys. Usp. 41 839–840 (1998)

V.D. Goryachev, B.N. Goshchitsky, A.G. Zaluzhny, A.I. Matveev, V.A. Mironov, A.L. Suvorov, Yu.V. Trushin “In memory of Vladislav Vladimirovich Kirsanov” Phys. Usp. 41 841–842 (1998)