From the ediorial board

“From the Editorial Board” 42 1–1 (1999)

Special issue

M.S. Aksenteva “80 years of Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk” 42 3–6 (1999)

Reviews of topical problems

V.S. Anishchenko, A.B. Neiman, F. Moss, L. Shimansky-Geier “Stochastic resonance: noise-enhanced order” 42 7–36 (1999)

Methodological notes

Yu.L. Klimontovich “What are stochastic filtering and stochastic resonance?” 42 37–44 (1999)

Conferences and symposia

V.D. Buchel’nikov, A.P. Tankeev, V.G. Shavrov “Kourovka-98: the XXVII International Winter Workshop on Theoretical Physics” 42 45–47 (1999)

N.E. Andreev, L.M. Gorbunov “Laser-plasma acceleration of electrons” 42 49–53 (1999)

A.V. Kim, M.Yu. Ryabikin, A.M. Sergeev “From femtosecond to attosecond pulses” 42 54–61 (1999)

M.V. Fedorov “Stabilization of atoms in a strong laser field” 42 61–66 (1999)

A.A. Andreev, V.E. Yashin, A.V. Charukhchev “Hard X-ray radiation and fast particle generation using multiterawatt laser pulses” 42 66–72 (1999)

V.M. Gordienko, A.B. Savel’ev “Femtosecond plasma in dense nanostructured targets: new approaches and prospects” 42 72–74 (1999)

A.A. Babin, A.M. Kiselev, K.I. Pravdenko, A.M. Sergeev, A.N. Stepanov, E.A. Khazanov “Experimental investigation of the influence of subterawatt femtosecond laser radiation on transparent insulators at axicon focusing” 42 74–77 (1999)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 42 78–78 (1999)

From the history of physics

M.I. Kaganov “125th anniversary of ZhETF (Physics-JETP)” 42 79–96 (1999)

Personalia

S.T. Belyaev, K.A. Gridnev, K.Ya. Gromov, V.P. Dzhelepov, V.G. Kalinnikov, M.A. Listengarten, V.M. Lobashev, V.M. Mikhailov, A.A. Rimskii-Korsakov, V.G. Solov’ev, Yu.V. Khol’nov, O.V. Chubinskii “In memory of Boris Sergeevich Dzhelepov” 42 97–98 (1999)

A.F. Andreev, B.M. Bolotovskii, V.L. Ginzburg, N.S. Kardashev, L.V. Keldysh, A.D. Linde, V.I. Ritus, Yu.A. Romanov, A.N. Skrinskii, S.M. Stishov, M.M. Fiks, G.V. Shpatakovskaya “In memory of David Abramovich Kirzhnits” 42 99–100 (1999)

A.F. Andreev, V.N. Bol’shakov, A.A. Boyarchuk, Yu.A. Izyumov, G.A. Mesyats, Yu.S. Osipov, Yu.A. Osip’yan, A.M. Prokhorov, G.G. Taluts, E.A. Turov, V.V. Ustinov, I.M. Tsidil’kovskii “In memory of Sergei Vasil’evich Vonsovskii” 42 101–102 (1999)

V.M. Batenin, V.S. Vorob’ev, G.A. Kobzev, A.N. Lagar’kov, B.M. Smirnov, V.E. Fortov, A.E. Sheindlin, I.T. Yakubov “In memory of Leon Mikhailovich Biberman” 42 103–104 (1999)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 42 105–106 (1999)