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)