Reviews of topical problems

A.D. Chernin “Cosmic vacuum” Phys. Usp. 44 1099–1118 (2001)

A.V. Gurevich, K.P. Zybin “Runaway breakdown and electric discharges in thunderstorms” Phys. Usp. 44 1119–1140 (2001)

Physics of our days

K.N. Mukhin, V.N. Tikhonov “Old and new exotic phenomena in the world of elementary particles” Phys. Usp. 44 1141–1188 (2001)

From the current literature

Yu.S. Nechaev “Characteristics of hydride-like segregates of hydrogen at dislocations in palladium” Phys. Usp. 44 1189–1198 (2001)

Conferences and symposia

E.B. Aleksandrov, I.V. Sokolov, A. Gatti, M.I. Kolobov, L.A. Lugiato, T.A. Vartanyan “Scientific session of the Division of General Physics and Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (25 April 2001)” Phys. Usp. 44 1199–1199 (2001)

E.B. Aleksandrov “Contemporary state of the techniques for measurements of the moduli of weak magnetic fields, from zero to ten oersted” Phys. Usp. 44 1199–1199 (2001)

I.V. Sokolov, A. Gatti, M.I. Kolobov, L.A. Lugiato “Quantum teleportation and holography” Phys. Usp. 44 1199–1203 (2001)

T.A. Vartanyan “Action of optical radiation on the boundary of a rarefied resonant medium.New possibilities and problems” Phys. Usp. 44 1203–1205 (2001)

Errata

M.Yu. Kagan, K.I. Kugel’ “Paper by M Yu Kagan and K I Kugel’ ’Inhomogeneous charge distributions and phase separation in manganites’ [Physics-Uspekhi, June 2001, 44 (6) 553-570]” Phys. Usp. 44 1206–1206 (2001)

Personalia

A.V. Zalesskii, A.K. Zvezdin, A.M. Kadomtseva, I.K. Kamilov, G.I. Kataev, L.I. Koroleva, R.Z. Levitin, I.S. Lyubutin, S.A. Nikitin, E.P. Svirina, P.N. Stetsenko, V.G. Shavrov “In memory of Konstantin Petrovich Belov” Phys. Usp. 44 1207–1208 (2001)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 44 1209–1210 (2001)