Reviews of topical problems

G.N. Makarov “Cluster temperature. Methods for its measurement and stabilization” Phys. Usp. 51 319–353 (2008)

Methodological notes

S.A. Afanas’ev, D.I. Sementsov “Energy fluxes during the interference of electromagnetic waves” Phys. Usp. 51 355–361 (2008)

I.N. Toptygin, G.D. Fleishman “Eigenmode generation by a given current in anisotropic and gyrotropic media” Phys. Usp. 51 363–374 (2008)

E.H. Lock “The properties of isofrequency dependences and the laws of geometrical optics” Phys. Usp. 51 375–393 (2008)

V.I. Klyatskin “Statistical topography and Lyapunov exponents in stochastic dynamical systems” Phys. Usp. 51 395–407 (2008)

Conferences and symposia

Yu.V. Gulyaev, P.E. Zil’berman, E.M. Epshtein, A.K. Zvezdin, K.A. Zvezdin, A.V. Khval’kovskii “Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences (28 November 2007)” Phys. Usp. 51 409–412 (2008)

Yu.V. Gulyaev, P.E. Zil’berman, E.M. Epshtein “Nano-sized structures incorporating ferromagnetic metal layers: new effects due to the passage of a perpendicular current” Phys. Usp. 51 409–412 (2008)

A.K. Zvezdin, K.A. Zvezdin, A.V. Khval’kovskii “The generalized Landau-Lifshitz equation and spin transfer processes in magnetic nanostructures” Phys. Usp. 51 412–417 (2008)

Personalia

E.B. Aleksandrov, Zh.I. Alferov, A.F. Andreev, S.N. Bagaev, N.A. Borisevich, A.G. Zabrodskii, A.A. Kaplyanskii, Yu.S. Osipov, Yu.A. Osip’yan, Yu.K. Pozhela, R.A. Suris, E.D. Trifonov “In memory of Karl Karlovich Rebane” Phys. Usp. 51 419–420 (2008)

A.A. Abrikosov, E.P. Velikhov, N.S. Kardashev, V.I. Kogan, Yu.S. Lazurkin, N.F. Myasoedov, V.D. Pis’mennyi, L.P. Pitaevskii, N.N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi, D.D. Ryutov, R.Z. Sagdeev, V.P. Smirnov “In memory of Aleksandr Alekseevich Vedenov” Phys. Usp. 51 421–422 (2008)

L.M. Barkov, A.E. Bondar, N.S. Dikanskii, G.I. Dimov, E.P. Kruglyakov, G.N. Kulipanov, I.N. Meshkov, V.V. Parkhomchuk, A.N. Skrinskii, V.V. Sokolov, V.S. Fadin, I.B. Khriplovich “In memory of Boris Valerianovich Chirikov” Phys. Usp. 51 423–424 (2008)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 51 425–426 (2008)