Physics-Uspekhi (Advances in Physical Sciences) is the English edition (cover-to-cover translation) of the Russian monthly journal “Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk” (UFN) journal. Translation into English started in 1958 with Russian volume 66. From 1958 until 1992 the journal was published by American Institute of Physics under the title “Soviet Physics-Uspekhi” and in 1993 under its current title “Physics-Uspekhi”. In 1994 and 1995 “Physics-Uspekhi” was published jointly by Turpion Ltd and “Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk”. From the beginning of 1996 “Physics-Uspekhi” is being translated, edited, typeset, and published in Moscow by “Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk”, printed in London and distributed in partnership with Turpion Ltd.

Editor in Chief
V.A. Rubakov

Associate Editors
L.P. Pitaevskii, O.V. Rudenko

Executive Secretary
M.S. Aksent’eva

Advisory Board
E.B. Aleksandrov, F.I. Ataullakhanov, Yu.V. Gulyaev, S.P. Denisov, L.M. Zelenyi, A.A. Kaplyanskii, O.A. Kocharovskaya, G.N. Kulipanov, A.G. Litvak, G.A. Mesyats, R.A. Sunyaev, A.R. Khokhlov, A.M. Cherepashchuk

Editorial Board
P.I. Arseev, V.S. Beskin, A.E. Bondar, V.V. Brazhkin, M.A. Vasiliev, M.I. Vysotsky, I.M. Dremin, A.M. Zheltikov, G.R. Ivanitskii, D.I. Kazakov, V.V. Kveder, N.N. Kolachevsky, Z.F. Krasil'nik, E.A. Kuznetsov, S.A. Nikitov, V.F. Obraztsov, P.N. Pakhlov, K.A. Postnov, V.I. Ritus, G.I. Rubtsov, M.V. Sadovskii, A.M. Sergeev, B.M. Smirnov, R.A. Suris, D.R. Khokhlov, M.V. Chekhova, E.M. Churazov

Scientific editors
M.S. Aksent’eva, A.A. Radzig, A.M. Semikhatov

Language editor
K. Franchuk M.A., Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Desk editors
A.V. Bobkov, N.V. Gribkova, O.V. Morgunova

Bibliographical Editor
E.V. Zakharova

Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk is an authoritative Russian-language review journal in physics, first published in 1918. The papers cover a wide spectrum of the world’s scientific research in physics and associated fields by authors from the USA, Italy, Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Japan and other countries which successfully complement contributions by authors from Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union.

12 issues per annum.

Editor in Chief
V.A. Rubakov

Associate Editors
L.P. Pitaevskii, O.V. Rudenko

Executive Secretary
M.S. Aksent’eva

Advisory Board
E.B. Aleksandrov, F.I. Ataullakhanov, Yu.V. Gulyaev, S.P. Denisov, L.M. Zelenyi, A.A. Kaplyanskii, O.A. Kocharovskaya, G.N. Kulipanov, A.G. Litvak, G.A. Mesyats, L.B. Okun, R.A. Sunyaev, V.E. Fortov, A.R. Khokhlov, A.M. Cherepashchuk

Editorial Board
P.I. Arseev, V.S. Beskin, A.E. Bondar, V.V. Brazhkin, S.V. Bulanov, M.A. Vasiliev, M.I. Vysotsky, I.M. Dremin, A.M. Zheltikov, G.R. Ivanitskii, D.I. Kazakov, V.V. Kveder, N.N. Kolachevsky, Z.F. Krasil'nik, E.A. Kuznetsov, S.A. Nikitov, V.F. Obraztsov, P.N. Pakhlov, K.A. Postnov, V.I. Ritus, G.I. Rubtsov, M.V. Sadovskii, A.M. Sergeev, B.M. Smirnov, R.A. Suris, D.R. Khokhlov, M.V. Chekhova, E.M. Churazov

Senior scientific editor
S.M. Apenko

Scientific editors
M.S. Aksent’eva, E.A. Frimer, T.G. Orekhova, T.P. Romanova

Language editor
T.B. Larionova

News editor
Yu.N. Eroshenko

Executive Manager
E.V. Zakharova

Server admininstrator
D.A. Olemskoi

Information editor of website
E.V. Zakharova

Adresses

Editorial office
119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, Leninskii Prospekt, 53
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the RAS,
“Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk” journal
Tel: +7 (499) 132-62-65, +7 (499) 132-63-48
Fax: +7 (499) 132-63-48

Domicile
119071, Russian Federation, Moscow, Leninskii Prospekt, 15,
“Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk” journal

Production department
119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, Schukinskaya st, 12, build. 1,
“Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk” journal
Tel: +7 (499) 190-42-44, +7 (499) 190-34-52 (account section)
Fax: +7 (499) 190-42-44, +7 (499) 190-34-52

Email: ufn@ufn.ru