Reviews of topical problems

D.S. Gorbunov, S.L. Dubovskii, S.V. Troitskii “Gauge mechanism of mediation of supersymmetry breaking” Phys. Usp. 42 623 (1999)

A.S. Borukhovich “Quantum tunneling in multilayers and heterostructures with ferromagnetic semiconductors” Phys. Usp. 42 653–667 (1999)

N.B. Delone, V.P. Krainov “AC Stark shift of atomic energy levels” Phys. Usp. 42 669 (1999)

I.K. Kamilov, A.K. Murtazaev, Kh.K. Aliev “Monte Carlo studies of phase transitions and critical phenomena” Phys. Usp. 42 689–709 (1999)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 42 710 (1999)

Methodological notes

K.P. Belov “Effects of unidirectional exchange anisotropy in ferrites” Phys. Usp. 42 711–717 (1999)

Conferences and symposia

A.A. Boyarchuk “Academician Lev Andreevich Artsimovich” Phys. Usp. 42 719–720 (1999)

V.D. Shafranov “Trends in magnetic helical systems for CNF” Phys. Usp. 42 720–726 (1999)

M.P. Petrov “Leningrad Fiztekh Fellows in the tokamak team of Lev Andreevich Artsimovich (1962-1973)” Phys. Usp. 42 726–728 (1999)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, Yu.A. Bychkov, G.E. Volovik, V.L. Ginzburg, S.V. Iordanskii, Yu.M. Kagan, N.B. Kopnin, V.P. Mineev, L.P. Pitaevskii, G.M. Eliashberg “Lev Petrovich Gor’kov (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 42 729–730 (1999)

M.I. Vysotskii, S.S. Gershtein, M.V. Danilov, V.I. Zakharov, B.L. Ioffe, V.I. Kogan, A.Yu. Morozov, V.A. Novikov, V.A. Rubakov, Yu.A. Simonov, A.N. Skrinskii, K.A. Ter-Martirosyan “Lev Borisovich Okun’ (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 42 731–732 (1999)

Letters to the editors

V.S. Popov “On the history of developing the theory of tunneling ionization in atoms and ions” Phys. Usp. 42 733–734 (1999)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 42 735–736 (1999)