ABSTRACT
What Problems of Physics and Astrophysics Seem Now to Be Especially Important and Interesting (Thirty Years Later, Already on the Verge of the 21st Century)? ... .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ... ... . . . . . . . ...... . . . 149 1. Introduction .... . .. .. .. ..... .. .. . . . . . ... . .. ... ....... ... . . .. 149 2. List of 'Especially Important and Interesting Problems' (1999) ..... .. . . . . . . .... ..... . .. ... ... .... ... ... . .... 152 3. Some Comments (Macrophysics) . . ......... .. .. . . . . . ... . .... 154 4. Some Comments (Microphysics) ... . ... .. . .. .. .... . . . . .. .. .. 160
V L Ginzburg. The Physics of a Lifetime 547 5. Some Comments (Astrophysics) ............................. 165 6. Three More 'Great' Problems . ......... ......... . ..... .. .... 183 7. An Attempt to Predict the Future ............. . .... .. .. ... . 187 References .............. .......... . .................... .. ...... 193
Scientific Revolutions by T Kuhn . . ... .. . ................. 201 Preamble .............................. . ........ ... ............ 201 1. The Subject Matter of the Book ............. ..... ..... . .... 202 2. General Assessment ... .... . ........ ..... .... ...... ..... ... .. 203 3. The Principle of Correspondence and the Completeness of a Theory in the Domain of Its Applicability ..... .. ........ .. 204 4. Unhistoric Notions .............. . ............... .. .......... 207 5. The Exponential Law of Scientific Development ... ... . .... . . 209 6. 'Nonuniformity' and 'Limits' of Scientific Progress ...... . .. .. 211 Concluding Remarks ... .... .. .. ......... .. ...... .............. . 215
Who Created the Theory of Relativity and How Was It Developed? A Review with a Preamble and a Commentary . . . .............................. .. .. . .... . ... 217 Preamble .. ........ ...... ..................... ......... ........ 217 Review Text ... ..... ..... . . . ... .... . .... ... ...... ... .... . ...... 218 Commentary ..... . .. .. . ........................... . ...... . .... 224 1. What Is the Special Theory of Relativity? .... . ......... .. ... 224 2. Who Created the STR and How Was It Created? .... . . ..... 227 3. Comments on Priority Issues ...... .. ...... .... .............. 232 4. The Source of Scientific Knowledge ..... . ...... .. ....... . ... 237 5. Science and Ethics .... ........... . . .. ............ . .. . .... .. . 238
in Nauka i Zhizn' Magazine .... ... ............... .. ......... . 269
On Popular Science and More . .. . .. .. .. . ...... . ...... ........... 277 How Far Can Popular Science Go? ............... .............. 278 Can One Use Algebra in Popular-Science Writing? ............. 281 How to Verify a Theory, and What Is the Role Played by the 'Scientific Public'? ...................................... 282 Note to the English Translation .. ... ....... . .. . .... ... ..... , ... 284 References ..................................................... 284
Notes on the Occasion of My Jubilee ....... .. . .... .. ........... 285 What This Is All About ....................................... 286 School .............................................. .. . . .. ..... 287 The Department of Physics .... ................................ 291 Majoring. Theorists and Experimenters ................... . .... 291 The Dependence of Scientists' Productivity on Age (until 60) .. 295 On the Age Distribution of Scientists ................. ..... .... 297 After 60 (on Old-Age Scientists) ............................... 300 "There Are no Greater Dangers in Old Age Than Indolence and Idleness" (Cicero) ........ .. ..................... .... ...... 303 A Kind of Conclusion .......................................... 307 Notes to the English Translation .............................. . 307
A Scientific Autobiography - an Attempt ................ ... ... 309 Contents ........................ . .......... . ....... ... ... . .... 309 1. Introduction ................................................ 309 2. Classical and Quantum Electrodynamics .................... 310 3. Radiation by Uniformly Moving Sources (the Vavilov-Cherenkov and Doppler Effects, Transition Radiation, and Related Phenomena) ...... .. 313 4. About This Article ............. . .... ....................... 316 5. Higher Spins .... . ....... ..... . ... .... . .. ... . ........ . ....... 318 6. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas (in the Ionosphere). Radio Astronomy ......................... 319 7. Cosmic-Ray Astrophysics. Gamma-Ray Astronomy. Selected Astrophysical Results ................ ......... ........ 323 8. Scattering of Light. Crystal Optics with Spatial Dispersion Taken into Account ... ..... ........ .... 324 9. Theory of Ferroelectric Phenomena. Soft Modes. Limits of Applicability of the Landau Theory of Phase Transitions .... 326 10. Superfl.uidity of Helium II near the Lambda Point. Other Publications on Superfl.uidity . ........... .... ........... . 329 11. Theory of Superconductivity . . ................... .. ........ 334 12. Concluding Remarks ....................................... 339 References ..................................................... 341
