Reviews of topical problems

V.S. Beskin “Radio pulsars” Phys. Usp. 42 1071 (1999)

L.V. Prokhorov “Infrared and collinear divergences in gauge theories” Phys. Usp. 42 1099–1120 (1999)

E.G. Maksimov, Yu.I. Shilov “Hydrogen at high pressure” Phys. Usp. 42 1121–1138 (1999)

V.I. Boiko, A.N. Valyaev, A.D. Pogrebnyak “Metal modification by high-power pulsed particle beams” Phys. Usp. 42 1139–1166 (1999)

Methodological notes

M.D. Bal’makov “Information capacity of condensed systems” Phys. Usp. 42 1167–1173 (1999)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 42 1174–1174 (1999)

Personalia

I.A. Batalin, M.A. Vasil’ev, G.A. Vilkovyskii, V.L. Ginzburg, A.V. Gurevich, L.V. Keldysh, S.E. Konshtein, V.I. Ritus, I.V. Tyutin, V.Ya. Fainberg, E.L. Feinberg, A.A. Tseitlin “In memory of Efim Samoilovich Fradkin” Phys. Usp. 42 1175–1176 (1999)

Bibliography

M.I. Kaganov “The publication of the Physics Encyclopedia has been completed” Phys. Usp. 42 1177–1181 (1999)

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 42 1182–1182 (1999)