Reviews of topical problems

V.B. Shikin “Instability and reconstruction of a charged liquid surface” Phys. Usp. 54 1203–1225 (2011)

G.E. Abrosimova “Evolution of the structure of amorphous alloys” Phys. Usp. 54 1227–1242 (2011)

Methodological notes

S.V. Vladimirov, Yu.O. Tyshetskiy “On description of a collisionless quantum plasma” Phys. Usp. 54 1243–1256 (2011)

Conferences and symposia

“120th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov (Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 30 March 2011)” Phys. Usp. 54 1257–1283 (2011)

A.V. Masalov, Z.A. Chizhikova “S I Vavilov and nonlinear optics” Phys. Usp. 54 1257–1262 (2011)

T.T. Basiev, I.T. Basieva, M.E. Doroshenko “Luminescent nanophotonics, fluoride laser ceramics, and crystals” Phys. Usp. 54 1262–1268 (2011)

A.G. Vitukhnovsky “Advances in light sources and displays” Phys. Usp. 54 1268–1272 (2011)

E.B. Aleksandrov, P.A. Aleksandrov, V.S. Zapasskii, V.N. Korchuganov, A.I. Stirin “Direct experimental demonstration of the second special relativity postulate: the speed of light is independent of the speed of the source” Phys. Usp. 54 1272–1278 (2011)

V.P. Vizgin, A.V. Kessenikh, K.A. Tomilin “Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov as a historian of science” Phys. Usp. 54 1278–1283 (2011)

Letters to the editors

V.P. Makarov, A.A. Rukhadze “Negative group velocity electromagnetic waves and the energy—momentum tensor” Phys. Usp. 54 1285–1296 (2011)

Personalia

E.N. Avrorin, E.O. Adamov, N.P. Voloshin, R.I. Ilkaev, A.A. Kokoshin, V.P. Neznamov, S.F. Pertsev, A.Yu. Rumyantsev, G.N. Rykovanov, L.D. Ryabev “In memory of Viktor Nikitovich Mikhailov” Phys. Usp. 54 1297–1298 (2011)

Yu.G. Abov, E.V. Geraskin, S.S. Gershtein, R.M. Djilkibaev, V.F. Ezhov, L.V. Kravchuk, V.A. Matveev, V.A. Rubakov, V.M. Samsonov, A.P. Serebrov, A.N. Skrinsky, V.V. Fedorov “In memory of Vladimir Mikhailovich Lobashev” Phys. Usp. 54 1299–1300 (2011)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 54 1301–1302 (2011)

Bibliography

“Author index Volume 54, 2011” Phys. Usp. 54 1303–1306 (2011)

“Subject index Volume 54, 2011” Phys. Usp. 54 1307–1311 (2011)

“Concordance table of page numbers of papers in the English and Russian editions. Physics-Uspekhi Volume 54, 2011, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk Volume 181, 2011” Phys. Usp. 54 1312–1312 (2011)

Nobel lectures in physics

“Graphene — the perfect atomic lattice” Phys. Usp. 54 (12) (2011)

A.K. Geim “Random walk to graphene” Phys. Usp. 54 (12) (2011)

K.S. Novoselov “Graphene: materials in the Flatland” Phys. Usp. 54 (12) (2011)

Bibliography

N.V. Gribkova “Authors index to Vol. 181, 2011” Phys. Usp. 54 (12) (2011)

E.A. Frimer “PACS index to Vol. 181, 2011” Phys. Usp. 54 (12) (2011)