Reviews of topical problems

Yu.N. Efremov, A.D. Chernin “Large-scale star formation in galaxies” Phys. Usp. 46 1–20 (2003)

S.G. Ovchinnikov “Exotic superconductivity and magnetism in ruthenates” Phys. Usp. 46 21–44 (2003)

A.I. Zhakin “Ionic conductivity and complexation in liquid dielectrics” Phys. Usp. 46 45–61 (2003)

M.G. Bulatov, Yu.A. Kravtsov, O.Yu. Lavrova, K.T. Litovchenko, M.I. Mityagina, M.D. Raev, K.D. Sabinin, Yu.G. Trokhimovskii, A.N. Churyumov, I.V. Shugan “Physical mechanisms of aerospace radar imaging of the ocean” Phys. Usp. 46 63–79 (2003)

Methodological notes

V.B. Braginskii “Adolescent years of experimental physics” Phys. Usp. 46 81–87 (2003)

Conferences and symposia

L.P. Mezhov-Deglin “Low-temperature physics under microgravity. Findings of the Chernogolovka Workshop 2002” Phys. Usp. 46 89–93 (2003)

V.V. Nesvizhevskii “Quantum states of neutrons in a gravitational field and the interaction of neutrons with nanoparticles” Phys. Usp. 46 93–97 (2003)

A.V. Stepanov “On the nature of radio emission from stars of late spectral type” Phys. Usp. 46 97–102 (2003)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, V.L. Ginzburg, V.V. Dmitriev, K.O. Keshishev, B.E. Meierovich, A.Ya. Parshin, L.A. Prozorova, I.A. Fomin “Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii (on his seventieth birthday)” Phys. Usp. 46 103–104 (2003)

Letters to the editors

Ya.V. Fominov, M.Yu. Kupriyanov, M.V. Feigel’man “A comment on the paper ’Competition between superconductivity and magnetism in ferromagnet/superconductor heterostructures’ by Yu A Izyumov, Yu N Proshin, and M G Khusainov” Phys. Usp. 46 105–107 (2003)

Bibliography

V.L. Ginzburg “Einstein Topics here and elsewhere” Phys. Usp. 46 109–109 (2003)

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 46 111–114 (2003)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 46 115–116 (2003)