Reviews of topical problems

V.V. Parkhomchuk, A.N. Skrinskii “Electron cooling: 35 years of development” Phys. Usp. 43 433–452 (2000)

B.M. Smirnov “Cluster plasma” Phys. Usp. 43 453–491 (2000)

V.V. Brazhkin, A.G. Lyapin “Universal viscosity growth in metallic melts at megabar pressures: the vitreous state of the Earth’s inner core” Phys. Usp. 43 493–508 (2000)

Physics of our days

V.S. Imshennik “Supernova explosions and historical chronology” Phys. Usp. 43 509–513 (2000)

Methodological notes

V.P. Skripov “Extension of the λ curve of ⁴He into the region of the metastable state of liquid helium” Phys. Usp. 43 515–519 (2000)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 43 520 (2000)

Conferences and symposia

A.E. Reznikov, V.V. Kopeikin, P.A. Morozov, A.Yu. Shchekotov “Development of apparatus and data processing methods for electromagnetic subsurface probing and experiments with their practical implementation” Phys. Usp. 43 521–524 (2000)

V.G. Lifshits, Yu.L. Gavrilyuk, A.A. Saranin, A.V. Zotov, D.A. Tsukanov “Surface phases on silicon” Phys. Usp. 43 525–527 (2000)

B.V. Andryushechkin, K.N. El’tsov, V.M. Shevlyuga “Scanning tunneling microscopy of ’commensurate-incommensurate’ structural phase transitions in the chemisorbed layers of halogens” Phys. Usp. 43 527–530 (2000)

N.S. Maslova, V.I. Panov, S.V. Savinov “Tunneling spectroscopy of the localized states of individual impurity atoms on a semiconductor surface” Phys. Usp. 43 531–533 (2000)

Personalia

K.N. Baranskii, T.S. Velichkina, V.L. Ginzburg, L.P. Kurakov, T.V. Laptinskaya, V.A. Sadovnichii, V.I. Trukhin, I.L. Fabelinskii, A.R. Khokhlov, T.G. Chernevich, O.A. Shustin, B.N. Shvilkin “In memory of Ivan Alekseevich Yakovlev” Phys. Usp. 43 535–536 (2000)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 43 537–540 (2000)