Reviews of topical problems

O.N. Gadomskii “Two electron problem and the nonlocal equations of electrodynamics” Phys. Usp. 43 1071–1102 (2000)

A.V. Gurevich, A.G. Litvak, A.L. Vikharev, O.A. Ivanov, N.D. Borisov, K.F. Sergeichev “Artificially ionized region as a source of ozone in the stratosphere” Phys. Usp. 43 1103–1123 (2000)

A.M. Zheltikov “Holey fibers” Phys. Usp. 43 1125–1136 (2000)

From the current literature

I.M. Dremin “Long-range particle correlations and wavelets” Phys. Usp. 43 1137 (2000)

Instruments and methods of investigation

V.G. Plekhanov “Isotope engineering” Phys. Usp. 43 1147–1154 (2000)

Methodological notes

V.V. Popkov, E.V. Shipitsyn “Golden section in the Carnot cycle” Phys. Usp. 43 1155–1157 (2000)

Personalia

V.S. Beskin, A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov, V.L. Ginzburg, K.P. Zybin, Ya.N. Istomin, L.V. Keldysh, O.N. Krokhin, L.P. Pitaevskii, M.O. Ptitsyn, V.I. Ritus, V.Ya. Fainberg, E.L. Feinberg “Aleksandr Viktorovich Gurevich (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 43 1159–1160 (2000)

V.E. Balakin, L.M. Barkov, N.S. Dikanskii, E.P. Kruglyakov, G.N. Kulipanov, A.P. Onuchin, V.V. Parkhomchuk, A.N. Skrinskii, Yu.A. Tikhonov, A.G. Khabakhpashev, I.B. Khriplovich, B.V. Chirikov “Veniamin Aleksandrovich Sidorov (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 43 1161–1162 (2000)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 43 1163–1166 (2000)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 43 1167–1168 (2000)