Reviews of topical problems

V.S. Anishchenko, S.V. Astakhov “Poincaré recurrence theory and its applications to nonlinear physics” Phys. Usp. 56 955–972 (2013)

R.S. Berry, B.M. Smirnov “Modeling of configurational transitions in atomic systems” Phys. Usp. 56 973–998 (2013)

From the current literature

K.A. Nasyrov, V.A. Gritsenko “Transport mechanisms of electrons and holes in dielectric films” Phys. Usp. 56 999–1012 (2013)

Instruments and methods of investigation

I.V. Antonova “Chemical vapor deposition growth of graphene on copper substrates: current trends” Phys. Usp. 56 1013–1020 (2013)

Methodological notes

V.I. Alshits, V.N. Lyubimov “Acoustics and optics of absorptive crystals: a universal formalism for topological effects” Phys. Usp. 56 1021–1037 (2013)

Personalia

V.L. Aksenov, V.G. Vaks, E.P. Velikhov, S.S. Gershtein, V.G. Zelevinskii, M.V. Kovalchuk, A.A. Korsheninnikov, L.B. Okun, V.Ya. Panchenko, E.E. Sapershtein, A.N. Skrinskii, Ya.I. Shtrombakh “Spartak Timofeevich Belyaev (on his 90th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 56 1038–1040 (2013)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 56 1041–1043 (2013)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 56 1044–1045 (2013)

Nobel lectures in physics

“What stars say” Phys. Usp. 56 (10) (2013)

S. Perlmutter “Measuring the acceleration of the cosmic expansion using supernovae” Phys. Usp. 56 (10) (2013)

B.P. Schmidt “The path to measuring an accelerating Universe” Phys. Usp. 56 (10) (2013)

A.G. Riess “My path to the accelerating Universe” Phys. Usp. 56 (10) (2013)