Reviews of topical problems

M.P. Kashchenko, V.G. Chashchina “Dynamic model of supersonic martensitic crystal growth” Phys. Usp. 54 331–349 (2011)

G.N. Makarov “Kinetic methods for measuring the temperature of clusters and nanoparticles in molecular beams” Phys. Usp. 54 351–370 (2011)

Methodological notes

V.B. Morozov “On the question of the electromagnetic momentum of a charged body” Phys. Usp. 54 371–374 (2011)

M.V. Kuzelev, A.A. Rukhadze “Nonrelativistic quantum theory of stimulated Cherenkov radiation and Compton scattering in a plasma” Phys. Usp. 54 375–380 (2011)

A.A. Shatskiy, I.D. Novikov, N.S. Kardashev “The Kepler problem and collisions of negative masses” Phys. Usp. 54 381–385 (2011)

Conferences and symposia

“Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center — All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 6 October 2010)” Phys. Usp. 54 387–427 (2011)

R.I. Ilkaev “Fundamental physics research at the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics” Phys. Usp. 54 387–392 (2011)

A.L. Mikhailov, N.V. Nevmerzhitskii, V.A. Raevskii “Hydrodynamic instabilities” Phys. Usp. 54 392–397 (2011)

R.F. Trunin “Extreme states of metals: investigation using shock wave techniques” Phys. Usp. 54 397–403 (2011)

B.E. Grinevich, V.A. Demidov, A.V. Ivanovsky, V.D. Selemir “Explosive magnetic generators and their application in scientific experiments” Phys. Usp. 54 403–408 (2011)

A.M. Podurets “Pulsed X-ray diffraction structure study of shocked materials” Phys. Usp. 54 408–414 (2011)

S.G. Garanin “High-power lasers and their applications in high-energy-density physics studies” Phys. Usp. 54 415–421 (2011)

G.V. Boriskov, A.I. Bykov, M.I. Dolotenko, N.I. Egorov, Yu.B. Kudasov, V.V. Platonov, V.D. Selemir, O.M. Tatsenko “Research in ultrahigh magnetic field physics” Phys. Usp. 54 421–427 (2011)

Letters to the editors

A.V. Melkikh “First principles of probability theory and some paradoxes in modern biology (comment on “21st century: what is life from the perspective of physics?” by G R Ivanitskii)” Phys. Usp. 54 429–430 (2011)

G.R. Ivanitskii “Remembering a random choice kills alternatives (reply to comment on “21st century: what is life from the perspective of physics?”)” Phys. Usp. 54 431–433 (2011)

Personalia

A.F. Andreev, P.I. Arseev, M.A. Vasiliev, A.V. Gurevich, Yu.V. Kopaev, O.N. Krokhin, E.G. Maksimov, G.A. Mesyats, V.I. Ritus, V.A. Rubakov, O.V. Rudenko, M.V. Sadovskii “Leonid Veniaminovich Keldysh (on his 80th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 54 435–437 (2011)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 54 439–440 (2011)