Reviews of topical problems

G.V. Pakhlova, P.N. Pakhlov, S.I. Eidel’man “Exotic charmonium” Phys. Usp. 53 219–241 (2010)

A.P. Vinogradov, A.V. Dorofeenko, A.M. Merzlikin, A.A. Lisyansky “Surface states in photonic crystals” Phys. Usp. 53 243–256 (2010)

Instruments and methods of investigation

A.I. Vorob’eva “Equipment and techniques for carbon nanotube research” Phys. Usp. 53 257–277 (2010)

L.V. Arapkina, V.A. Yuryev “Classification of Ge hut clusters in arrays formed by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperatures on the Si(001) surface” Phys. Usp. 53 279–290 (2010)

Methodological notes

A.M. Fridman, E.V. Polyachenko, N.R. Nasyrkanov “On some correlations in seismodynamics and on two components of Earth’s seismic activity” Phys. Usp. 53 291–300 (2010)

Conferences and symposia

A.Yu. Kamenshchik, V.L. Pokrovsky, I.B. Khriplovich “Honoring the 90th birthday of Academician I M Khalatnikov (Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 21 October 2009)” Phys. Usp. 53 301–316 (2010)

A.Yu. Kamenshchik “The problem of singularities and chaos in cosmology” Phys. Usp. 53 301–309 (2010)

V.L. Pokrovsky “Above the barriers (I M Khalatnikov’s works on the scattering of high-energy particles)” Phys. Usp. 53 309–314 (2010)

I.B. Khriplovich “Screening and antiscreening of charge in gauge theories” Phys. Usp. 53 315–316 (2010)

Letters to the editors

V.G. Veselago, V.V. Shchavlev “On the relativistic invariance of the Minkowski and Abraham energy-momentum tensors” Phys. Usp. 53 317–318 (2010)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, A.L. Aseev, E.P. Velikhov, A.A. Gorbatsevich, Yu.V. Gulyaev, A.E. Zhukov, L.V. Keldysh, G.Ya. Krasnikov, N.N. Ledentsov, Yu.S. Osipov, R.A. Suris, V.E. Fortov “Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (on his 80th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 53 319–320 (2010)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 53 321–323 (2010)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 53 325–326 (2010)