Special issue

A.F. Andreev, V.A. Rubakov, A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov, A.G. Luchinin, V.I. Talanov, Zh.I. Alferov, A.A. Boyarchuk, M.V. Danilov “On the celebration of the jubilee year of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1724-1999)” 42 515–516 (1999)

Reviews of topical problems

G.A. Martynov “The problem of phase transitions in statistical mechanics” 42 517–543 (1999)

G.N. Sarkisov “Approximate equations of the theory of liquids in the statistical thermodynamics of classical liquid systems” 42 545–561 (1999)

Physics of our days

Ya.M. Kramarovskii, V.P. Chechev “The puzzle of the lightest elements: observations, predictions, hypotheses” 42 563 (1999)

Methodological notes

S.N. Gordienko “Irreversibility and the probabilistic treatment of the dynamics of classical particles” 42 573–590 (1999)

A.V. Burenin “Qualitative intramolecular quantum dynamics” 42 591–602 (1999)

M.V. Kuzelev, A.A. Rukhadze “On the quantum description of the linear kinetics of a collisionless plasma” 42 603–605 (1999)

Conferences and symposia

K.A. Valiev “Quantum computers: can they be made ’large’?” 42 607–610 (1999)

I.K. Kamilov, A.K. Murtazaev “Phase transitions and critical phenomena in condensed media” 42 611–614 (1999)

A.V. Arzhannikov, G.Ya. Kezerashvili, E.P. Kruglyakov “On Russian conferences on cold fusion and nuclear transmutation” 42 615 (1999)

Personalia

A.M. Baldin, S.T. Belyaev, S.S. Gershtein, M.V. Danilov, V.G. Kadyshevskii, A.A. Logunov, V.A. Matveev, L.I. Ponomarev, A.N. Sissakian, A.N. Skrinskii, A.N. Tavkhelidze, D.V. Shirkov “In memory of Venedikt Petrovich Dzhelepov” 42 617–618 (1999)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 42 619–620 (1999)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 42 621–621 (1999)