Reviews of topical problems

A.V. Eletskii “Endohedral structures” Phys. Usp. 43 111–137 (2000)

B.N. Mukashev, Kh.A. Abdullin, Yu.V. Gorelkinskii “Metastable and bistable defects in silicon” Phys. Usp. 43 139–150 (2000)

D.S. Chernavskii “The origin of life and thinking from the viewpoint of modern physics” Phys. Usp. 43 151–176 (2000)

Physics of our days

G. Veneziano “An evolving look at Pomeranchuk scattering” Phys. Usp. 43 177–180 (2000)

Conferences and symposia

V.A. Gavrichkov, E.V. Kuz’min, S.G. Ovchinnikov “Electronic structure and order parameter symmetry in high-temperature superconductors” Phys. Usp. 43 181–184 (2000)

A.I. Golovashkin, A.P. Rusakov “Experimental studies of the thermal and electronic properties of Ba_1-xK_xBiO₃ and other perovskite-like oxide HTSC systems” Phys. Usp. 43 184–187 (2000)

Instruments and methods of investigation

R.A. Salimov “High-energy electron accelerators for industrial applications” Phys. Usp. 43 189 (2000)

Personalia

N.G. Basov, V.L. Ginzburg, A.A. Gippius, V.S. Dneprovskii, L.V. Keldysh, Yu.V. Kopaev, V.V. Krasnopevtsev, O.N. Krokhin, V.P. Silin, L.S. Smirnov, E.L. Feinberg, A.P. Shotov “In memory of Viktor Sergeevich Vavilov” Phys. Usp. 43 193–194 (2000)

N.G. Basov, V.N. Belyaev, V.D. Borman, Yu.A. Bykovskii, V.I. Gervids, L.P. Gorbachev, Yu.M. Kagan, V.G. Kirillov-Ugryumov, N.B. Narozhnyi, B.N. Onykii, V.D. Popov, A.B. Khmelinin, V.D. Shafranov “In memory of Igor’ Vladimirovich Savel’ev” Phys. Usp. 43 195–196 (2000)

L.M. Barkov, A.P. Voitovich, N.S. Dikanskii, A.M. Dykhne, E.P. Kruglyakov, S.D. Luchinin, Yu.N. Molin, A.K. Petrov, S.G. Rautian, N.N. Rubtsova, B.M. Smirnov, A.M. Shalagin “In memory of Igor’ Mendelevich Beterov” Phys. Usp. 43 197–198 (2000)

Letters to the editors

A.V. Derbin, S.V. Bakhlanov, A.I. Egorov, V.N. Muratova “Comment on the paper ’’Realization of discrete states during fluctuations in macroscopic processes’’” Phys. Usp. 43 199–202 (2000)

E.A. Kushnirenko, I.B. Pogozhev “Comment on the paper by S E Shnoll et al.” Phys. Usp. 43 203–204 (2000)

S.E. Shnoll, T.A. Zenchenko, K.I. Zenchenko, E.V. Pozharskii, V.A. Kolombet, A.A. Konradov “Regular variation of the fine structure of statistical distributions as a consequence of cosmophysical agents” Phys. Usp. 43 205–209 (2000)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 43 210 (2000)

Bibliography

S.B. Popov “Physics in the Soros Educational Journal” Phys. Usp. 43 211–214 (2000)

I.A. Yakovlev “A new monograph on synchrotron radiation” Phys. Usp. 43 215–215 (2000)

A.M. Fridman “New Russian-English Dictionary of Physics” Phys. Usp. 43 217 (2000)

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 43 219–220 (2000)