Reviews of topical problems

E.G. Maksimov, V.I. Zinenko, N.G. Zamkova “Ab initio calculations of the physical properties of ionic crystals” Phys. Usp. 47 1075–1099 (2004)

N.N. Kolachevsky “Laboratory search for time variation in the fine structure constant” Phys. Usp. 47 1101–1118 (2004)

A.V. Eletskii “Sorption properties of carbon nanostructures” Phys. Usp. 47 1119–1154 (2004)

Nobel lectures in physics

V.L. Ginzburg “On superconductivity and superfluidity (what I have and have not managed to do), as well as on the ’physical minimum’ at the beginning of the XXI century(December 8, 2003)” Phys. Usp. 47 1155–1170 (2004)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, B.M. Bolotovskii, M.A. Vasil’ev, V.L. Ginzburg, A.M. Gulyan, A.V. Gurevich, L.V. Keldysh, E.G. Maksimov, V.I. Ritus, V.P. Silin, Yu.A. Uspenskii, E.L. Feinberg “In memory of Gelii Frolovich Zharkov” Phys. Usp. 47 1171–1172 (2004)

E.A. Aleksandrov, V.F. Andreev, L.V. Vainshtein, V.L. Ginzburg, A.I. Golovashkin, A.V. Gurevich, S.V. Krivokhizha, O.N. Krokhin, I.I. Sobel’man, E.L. Feinberg, I.A. Chaban, L.L. Chaikov “In memory of Immanuil Lazarevich Fabelinskii” Phys. Usp. 47 1173–1174 (2004)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 47 1175–1175 (2004)