Table of contents

I. Introduction 379 II. Heating of Electrons in Crossed Electric and Quantizing Magnetic Fields 380 III. Heating of Electrons in Parallel Strong Electric and Quantizing Magnetic Fields 390 Appendix 391 Literature Cited 392

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 394 2. Characteristic Parameters and General Formulation of the Problem of Atom Scattering at Large Energies 395 3. Interference Phenomena in Elastic Scattering 398 4. Interference in Resonance Processes 402 5. Spectroscopy of Inelastic Processes 404 Bibliography 410

CONTENTS Introduction 413 1. Theory of linear wave transformation in a plasma 413 2. Experimental investigations of the absorption of high-frequency waves by a plasma 422 Conclusion 434 Cited literature 435

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 438 2. Methods of obtaining high pressures for the study of the energy spectrum of metals 439 3. Influence of crystal-lattice parameters on the energy spectrum of the electrons in a metal from the point of view of the concepts of the pseudopotential and the almost-free-electron model 441 4. Change of the Fermi surfaces of metals under hydrostatic compression 442 5. Metals with cubic lattice 442 6. Metals with hexagonal close-packed lattice 446 7. Semimetals 448 8. Changes of Fermi surfaces of metals under unilateral deformation 451 9. Conclusion 542 Cited literature 453

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 455 2. Formation of Statistical System in the Process of Fast-hadron Collision 460 3. Fundamental Formulas of the Statistical Theory of Multiple Generation 464 4. Characteristics of the Multiple Generation Process (Comparison with Experiment) 465 5. Statistical Large-angle Scattering 474 6. Fundamental Problems of Statistical Theory. Dynamics and "True Statistics" 479 7. Conclusion 480 Supplement. Statistical Model with Lorentz-invariant Phase Volume 481 Cited literature 481

CONTENTS Introduction 484 I. Vibronic states of a molecule 484 II. Vibronic states of binary molecules and dimers 488 III. Vibronic states of molecular crystals (theory) 495 IV. Vibronic absorption spectra of aromatic crystals 504 V. Conclusion 509 Cited literature 509