Reviews of topical problems

M.I. Chibisov “Electron transitions in slow collisions of negative and positive atomic ions” Phys. Usp. 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” Phys. Usp. 45 27–57 (2002)

Instruments and methods of investigation

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

Methodological notes

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

From the history of physics

E.L. Feinberg “The forefather (about Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam)” Phys. Usp. 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” Phys. Usp. 45 101–102 (2002)

Bibliography

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

Physics news on the internet

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