Reviews of topical problems

I.N. Askerzade “Study of layered superconductors in the theory of an electron — phonon coupling mechanism” Phys. Usp. 52 977–988 (2009)

I.S. Lyubutin, A.G. Gavriliuk “Research on phase transformations in 3d-metal oxides at high and ultrahigh pressure: state of the art” Phys. Usp. 52 989–1017 (2009)

R.T. Sibatov, V.V. Uchaikin “Fractional differential approach to dispersive transport in semiconductors” Phys. Usp. 52 1019–1043 (2009)

Methodological notes

S.N. Semenov, M.E. Schimpf “Mass transport thermodynamics in nonisothermal molecular liquid mixtures” Phys. Usp. 52 1045–1054 (2009)

Conferences and symposia

L.M. Zelenyi “Prospects for the development of fundamental physics and astronomy (Scientific session of the general meeting of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 15 December 2008)” Phys. Usp. 52 1055–1055 (2009)

L.M. Zelenyi, A.V. Zakharov, L.V. Ksanfomality “The Solar System: current understanding and future prospects” Phys. Usp. 52 1056–1076 (2009)

Personalia

S.N. Bagaev, A.A. Boyarchuk, F.V. Bunkin, A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov, E.M. Dianov, V.I. Konov, O.N. Krokhin, G.A. Mesyats, V.V. Osiko, P.P. Pashinin, O.V. Rudenko, I.A. Shcherbakov “Nikolai Vasil’evich Karlov (on his 80th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 52 1077–1078 (2009)

A.A. Abrikosov, A.F. Andreev, V.L. Ginzburg, L.P. Gor’kov, I.E. Dzyaloshinskii, V.E. Zakharov, V.P. Mineev, S.P. Novikov, L.P. Pitaevskii, V.L. Pokrovskii, A.A. Starobinskii, G.M. Eliashberg “Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov (on his 90th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 52 1079–1080 (2009)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 52 1081–1082 (2009)