Reviews of topical problems

M.I. Chibisov “Electron transitions in slow collisions of negative and positive atomic ions” 45 1–26 (2002)

A.B. Medvinskii, S.V. Petrovskii, I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Tikhonov, B.L. Li, E. Venturino, H. Malchow, G.R. Ivanitskii “Spatio-temporal pattern formation, fractals, and chaos in conceptual ecological models as applied to coupled plankton-fish dynamics” 45 27–57 (2002)

Instruments and methods of investigation

V.I. Grafutin, E.P. Prokop’ev “Positron annihilation spectroscopy in materials structure studies” 45 59–74 (2002)

Methodological notes

I.I. Sobel’man “On the theory of light scattering in gases” 45 75–80 (2002)

From the history of physics

E.L. Feinberg “The forefather (about Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam)” 45 81–100 (2002)

Personalia

A.L. Aseev, E.G. Batyev, V.S. L’vov, K.A. Kikoin, L.I. Magarill, M.V. Sadovskii, A.V. Chaplik, A.L. Chernyshev, M.V. Entin “In memory of Viktor Iosifovich Belinicher” 45 101–102 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 103–105 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 107–108 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

Yu.A. Izyumov, Yu.N. Proshin, M.G. Khusainov “Competition between superconductivity and magnetism in ferromagnet/superconductor heterostructures” 45 109–148 (2002)

V.A. Astapenko, L.A. Bureeva, V.S. Lisitsa “Polarization effects in atomic transitions” 45 149–184 (2002)

E.A. Turov, I.F. Mirsaev, V.V. Nikolaev “Unusual acoustic birefringence phenomena in antiferromagnets” 45 185–203 (2002)

Physics of our days

V.L. Ginzburg “On some advances in physics and astronomy over the past three years” 45 205–211 (2002)

E.B. Gliner “Inflationary universe and the vacuumlike state of physical medium” 45 213–220 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

R.V. Galiulin “Crystallographic picture of the world” 45 221–225 (2002)

Yu.Kh. Vekilov “Electronic conductivity of icosahedral quasi-crystals” 45 225–226 (2002)

Letters to the editors

V.S. Shpinel’ “Remarks on the paper by G A Goncharov and L D Ryabev ’The development of the first Soviet atomic bomb ’” 45 227–228 (2002)

G.A. Goncharov, L.D. Ryabev “About V S Shpinel’s remarks on the review ’The development of the first Soviet atomic bomb’” 45 228–230 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 231–232 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 233–234 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

K.Yu. Platonov, G.D. Fleishman “Transition radiation in media with random inhomogeneities” 45 235–291 (2002)

S.I. Anisimov, B.S. Luk’yanchuk “Selected problems of laser ablation theory” 45 293–324 (2002)

Methodological notes

V.P. Kazantsev “An example illustrating the potentiality and peculiarities of a variational approach to electrostatic problems” 45 325–330 (2002)

A.P. Vinogradov “On the form of constitutive equations in electrodynamics” 45 331–338 (2002)

Personalia

L.M. Barkov, N.A. Vinokurov, N.S. Dikanskii, E.P. Kruglyakov, N.A. Mezentsev, V.V. Parkhomchuk, V.A. Sidorov, A.N. Skrinskii, Yu.A. Tikhonov, G.M. Tumaikin, B.V. Chirikov, Yu.M. Shatunov “Gennadii Nikolaevich Kulipanov (on his sixtieth birthday)” 45 339–340 (2002)

Letters to the editors

V.L. Ginzburg “Some remarks on the radiation of charges and multipoles uniformly moving in a medium” 45 341–344 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 345–346 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

Yu.S. Kalashnikova, A.V. Nefed’ev “Two-dimensional QCD in the Coulomb gauge” 45 347–368 (2002)

A.V. Eletskii “Carbon nanotubes and their emission properties” 45 369–402 (2002)

A.D. Filonenko “Superhigh-energy cosmic ray detection using shower radioemission” 45 403–432 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

S.M. Stishov “The discovery story” 45 433–435 (2002)

S.-N. Luo, J.L. Mosenfelder, P.D. Asimow, T.J. Ahrens “Stishovite and its implications in geophysics: new results from shock-wave experiments and theoretical modeling” 45 435–439 (2002)

D.Yu. Pushcharovskii “Minerals of the deep geospheres” 45 439–444 (2002)

N.A. Bendeliani “Hydrothermal growth of stishovite (SiO₂)” 45 444–445 (2002)

S.V. Popova, V.V. Brazhkin, R.N. Voloshin, M. Grimsditch “Temperature-induced solid-phase amorphization of stishovite” 45 445–447 (2002)

V.V. Brazhkin, M. Grimsditch, I. Guedes, N.A. Bendeliani, T.I. Dyuzheva, L.M. Lityagina “Elastic moduli and the mechanical properties of stishovite single crystals” 45 447–448 (2002)

Personalia

V.A. Gordeev, V.I. Grafutin, M.V. Danilov, G.V. Danilyan, A.V. Davydov, F.S. Dzheparov, G.A. Leksin, B.A. Nikol’skii, L.B. Okun, L.I. Ponomarev, A.L. Suvorov, Yu.V. Terekhov “In memory of Vladimir Grigor’evich Firsov” 45 449–450 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 451–453 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 454–454 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

V.V. Kiselev, A.K. Likhoded “Baryons with two heavy quarks” 45 455–506 (2002)

I.M. Dremin “Multiparticle production and quantum chromodynamics” 45 507–525 (2002)

A.P. Zhernov, A.V. Inyushkin “Kinetic coefficients in isotopically disordered crystals” 45 527–552 (2002)

Methodological notes

V.G. Niz’ev “Dipole-wave theory of electromagnetic diffraction” 45 553–559 (2002)

N.S. Stepanov, A.V. Shisharin “Measuring the gravitational constant in a university laboratory” 45 561–564 (2002)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, V.G. Bar’yakhtar, A.V. Vedyaev, V.L. Ginzburg, Yu.V. Gulyaev, V.E. Zil’bervarg, Yu.A. Izyumov, I.K. Kamilov, K.I. Kugel’, S.G. Ovchinnikov, D.I. Khomskii, V.G. Shavrov “In memory of Eduard Leonovich Nagaev” 45 565–566 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 567–567 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

S.V. Maleev “Polarized neutron scattering in magnets” 45 569–596 (2002)

G.N. Sarkisov “Molecular distribution functions of stable, metastable and amorphous classical models” 45 597–617 (2002)

F.I. Ataullakhanov, V.I. Zarnitsyna, A.Yu. Kondratovich, E.S. Lobanova, V.I. Sarbash “A new class of stopping self-sustained waves: a factor determining the spatial dynamics of blood coagulation” 45 619–636 (2002)

Methodological notes

L.Kh. Ingel’ “’Negative heat capacity’ in stratified fluids” 45 637–644 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

V.L. Aksenov “Neutron scattering by cuprate high-temperature superconductors” 45 645–649 (2002)

Ya.G. Ponomarev “Tunneling and Andreev spectroscopies of high-temperature superconductors” 45 649–655 (2002)

Yu.V. Kopaev “High-temperature superconductivity models” 45 655–659 (2002)

N.A. Chernoplekov “State of the art in applied high-current superconductivity” 45 659–665 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 666–666 (2002)

Personalia

Zh.I. Alferov, A.F. Andreev, S.N. Bagaev, A.A. Boyarchuk, V.L. Ginzburg, L.V. Keldysh, Yu.V. Kopaev, G.A. Mesyats, Yu.M. Popov, I.I. Sobel’man, E.L. Feinberg “Oleg Nikolaevich Krokhin (on his seventieth birthday)” 45 667–668 (2002)

I.V. Andreev, V.L. Ginzburg, A.V. Gurevich, I.M. Dremin, , L.V. Keldysh, O.N. Krokhin, V.I. Ritus, I.I. Roizen, M.L. Ter-Mikhaelyan, V.Ya. Fainberg, D.S. Chernavskii “Evgenii L’vovich Feinberg (on his ninetieth birthday)” 45 669–670 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 671–673 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

K.G. Selivanov “Counting vacua in supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory” 45 675–686 (2002)

A.M. Zheltikov “Ultrashort light pulses in hollow waveguides” 45 687–718 (2002)

V.V. Ivanov “Periodic weather and climate variations” 45 719–752 (2002)

Methodological notes

A.V. Burenin “Symmetry of quantum intramolecular dynamics” 45 753–776 (2002)

Personalia

Yu.G. Abov, I.G. Alekseev, V.V. Vladimirskii, M.V. Danilov, G.V. Danilyan, B.L. Ioffe, A.B. Kaidalov, V.P. Kanavets, I.V. Kirpichnikov, L.B. Okun, A.L. Suvorov, K.A. Ter-Martirosyan “In memory of Iosif Iosifovich Levintov” 45 777–778 (2002)

Zh.I. Alferov, V.L. Ginzburg, B.P. Zakharchenya, Yu.M. Kagan, L.V. Keldysh, Yu.V. Kopaev, G.A. Mesyats, Yu.S. Osipov, Yu.A. Osip’yan, V.V. Ustinov, G.I. Kharus, V.A. Chereshnev “In memory of Isaak Mikhailovich Tsidil’kovskii” 45 779–780 (2002)

Zh.I. Alferov, A.F. Andreev, A.A. Boyarchuk, F.V. Bunkin, E.M. Dianov, N.V. Karlov, V.I. Konov, G.A. Mesyats, V.V. Osiko, P.P. Pashinin, V.E. Fortov, I.A. Shcherbakov “In memory of Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov” 45 781–782 (2002)

Letters to the editors

A.I. Golokhvastov “Quantum mechanics in the experimenter’s eyes (comment on the article by M B Menskii)” 45 783–786 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 787–789 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 790–790 (2002)

Errata

Yu.V. Kopaev “Errata to the paper by Yu V Kopaev ’High-temperature superconductivity models’ [Physics-Uspekhi, June 2002, 45 (6) 655-659]” 45 791–791 (2002)

N.S. Stepanov, A.V. Shisharin “Errata to the paper by N S Stepanov and A V Shisharin ’Measuring the gravitational constant in a university laboratory’ [Physics-Uspekhi, May 2002, 45 (5) 561-564]” 45 791–791 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

I.A. Andronova, G.B. Malykin “Physical problems of fiber gyroscopy based on the Sagnac effect” 45 793–817 (2002)

B.A. Volkov, L.I. Ryabova, D.R. Khokhlov “Mixed-valence impurities in lead telluride-based solid solutions” 45 819–846 (2002)

Yu.I. Vorontsov “The phase of an oscillator in quantum theory. What is it ’in reality’?” 45 847–868 (2002)

Instruments and methods of investigation

E.I. Asinovskii, A.V. Kirillin, A.V. Kostanovskii “Experimental investigation of the thermal properties of carbon at high temperatures and moderate pressures” 45 869–882 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

Yu.Yu. Balega “Brown dwarfs: substars without nuclear reactions” 45 883–886 (2002)

V.N. Oraevskii, I.I. Sobel’man, I.A. Zhitnik, V.D. Kuznetsov “Comprehensive solar studies by CORONAS-F satellite: new results” 45 886–896 (2002)

A.M. Cherepashchuk “Wolf-Rayet stars and relativistic objects” 45 896–900 (2002)

D.Yu. Tsvetkov “Type Ib/c supernovae: new observational data” 45 900–902 (2002)

Personalia

E.I. Asinovskii, V.P. Vizgin, V.L. Ginzburg, Yu.A. Ivanov, T.D. Il’ina, V.S. Kirsanov, Yu.A. Lebedev, G.E. Norman, V.M. Orel, N.A. Plate, D.I. Slovetskii, V.E. Fortov “In memory of Lev Solomonovich Polak” 45 903–905 (2002)

Letters to the editors

G.B. Malykin “Sagnac effect in a rotating frame of reference. Relativistic Zeno paradox” 45 907–909 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 910–910 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 911–914 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

A.V. Marshakov “String theory or field theory?” 45 915–954 (2002)

V.P. Silin “Kinetics of weakly collisional plasma” 45 955–976 (2002)

D.S. Chernavskii, N.I. Starkov, A.V. Shcherbakov “On some problems of physical economics” 45 977–997 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 998–998 (2002)

Personalia

Yu.G. Abov, K.G. Boreskov, V.V. Vladimirskii, M.V. Danilov, G.V. Danilyan, I.T. Dyatlov, B.L. Ioffe, A.B. Kaidalov, O.V. Kancheli, L.B. Okun, Yu.A. Simonov, A.L. Suvorov “Karen Avetovich Ter-Martirosyan (on his eightieth birthday)” 45 999–1000 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

G.A. Mesyats, S.A. Barengol’ts “Mechanism of anomalous ion generation in vacuum arcs” 45 1001–1018 (2002)

A.M. Miterev “Theoretical aspects of the formation and evolution of charged particle tracks” 45 1019–1050 (2002)

G.S. Kandaurova “New phenomena in the low-frequency dynamics of magnetic domain ensembles” 45 1051–1072 (2002)

G.N. Borisyuk, R.M. Borisyuk, Ya.B. Kazanovich, G.R. Ivanitskii “Models of neural dynamics in brain information processing — the developments of ’the decade’” 45 1073–1095 (2002)

Methodological notes

V.G. Veselago “Formulating Fermat’s principle for light traveling in negative refraction materials” 45 1097–1099 (2002)

Bibliography

O.V. Rudenko “About the journal Physics in Higher Education” 45 1101–1103 (2002)

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 1105–1106 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 1107–1108 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

A.E. Dubinov, I.Yu. Kornilova, V.D. Selemir “Collective ion acceleration in systems with a virtual cathode” 45 1109–1129 (2002)

Yu.F. Krupyanskii, V.I. Gol’danskii “Dynamical properties and energy landscape of simple globular proteins” 45 1131–1151 (2002)

Methodological notes

A.V. Kukushkin “An invariant formulation of the potential integration method for the vortical equation of motion of a material point” 45 1153–1164 (2002)

V.F. Gantmakher “Chemical localization” 45 1165–1174 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

V.A. Davydov “A magnetically ordered state of carbon based on polymerized fullerene C₆₀” 45 1175–1178 (2002)

P.N. Stetsenko, S.D. Antipov, G.E. Goryunov, G.V. Smirnitskaya, V.V. Surikov, A.L. Kolumbaev “Local magnetic states and hyperfine interactions in magnetic superlattices and spin-tunnel junctions” 45 1178–1182 (2002)

A.K. Zvezdin, V.V. Kostyuchenko, V.V. Platonov, V.I. Plis, A.I. Popov, V.D. Selemir, O.M. Tatsenko “Magnetic molecular nanoclusters in strong magnetic fields” 45 1183–1185 (2002)

A.A. Mukhin, A.S. Prokhorov, B.P. Gorshunov, A.K. Zvezdin, V.D. Travkin, M. Dressel “Submillimeter spectroscopy of electron transitions and the macroscopic quantum tunneling of magnetization in molecular nanoclusters” 45 1186–1191 (2002)

A.I. Smirnov, V.N. Glazkov “Defects in spin-gap magnets: multispin clusters” 45 1192–1195 (2002)

Personalia

V.V. Vasil’ev, M.V. Danilov, G.V. Danilyan, F.S. Dzheparov, N.O. Elyutin, P.A. Krupchitskii, V.M. Lobashev, V.A. Nazarenko, L.B. Okun, A.Yu. Rumyantsev, A.N. Skrinskii, A.L. Suvorov “Yurii Georgievich Abov (on his eightieth birthday)” 45 1197–1197 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 1199–1200 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 1201–1202 (2002)

Reviews of topical problems

T.N. Kolobyanina “’Weird’ crystal structures of elements at high pressure” 45 1203–1211 (2002)

E.A. Vinogradov “Semiconductor microcavity polaritons” 45 1213–1250 (2002)

B.M. Smirnov “Kinetics of electrons in gases and condensed systems” 45 1251–1286 (2002)

Methodological notes

V.A. Saranin “Electric field strength of charged conducting balls and the breakdown of the air gap between them” 45 1287–1292 (2002)

Conferences and symposia

I.A. Merkulov “Spin systems of quantum dots” 45 1293–1296 (2002)

A.V. Vedyaev “Use of spin-polarized current in spintronics” 45 1296–1299 (2002)

E.L. Ivchenko “Circular photogalvanic effect in nanostructures” 45 1299–1303 (2002)

O.N. Krokhin “Laser fusion: state of the art and prospects” 45 1305–1306 (2002)

V.S. Letokhov “Lasing in space” 45 1306–1309 (2002)

Personalia

Yu.N. Vavilov, A.V. Gurevich, G.B. Zhdanov, G.T. Zatsepin, O.N. Krokhin, A.N. Lebedev, V.P. Silin, S.A. Slavatinskii, I.I. Sobel’man, I.L. Fabelinskii, V.Ya. Fainberg, V.I. Yakovlev “In memory of Sergei Ivanovich Nikol’skii” 45 1311–1312 (2002)

A.F. Andreev, A.A. Boyarchuk, V.B. Braginskii, A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov, Yu.V. Gulyaev, V.V. Zheleznyakov, V.A. Kotel’nikov, O.N. Krokhin, A.S. Logginov, V.N. Oraevskii, V.A. Sadovnichii, V.I. Trukhin “In memory of Vladimir Vasil’evich Migulin” 45 1313–1314 (2002)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” 45 1315–1319 (2002)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” 45 1321–1322 (2002)