Actual problems of the magnetic resonance
School of the young scientists, 
Kazan, November 1997

M.S.Tagirov (Kazan State University, Kazan, Russia),
V.A.Zhikharev (Kazan Physical Technical Institute of RAS, Kazan, Russia)
E-mail: Murat.Tagirov@ksu.ru; zhikharev@dionis.kfti.kcn.ru

   In November, 1997 at the Kazan State University (KSU) after a long pause the well known School on the magnetic resonance has renewed the work. It has become possible after the joint project KSU and Kazan Physical Technical Institute of RAS on realization of School of young scientists '' Actual problems of the magnetic resonance and its applications '' has received support of the Federal program ''INTEGRATION''.
   This School is a prolongation of work of scientific schools on problems of the magnetic resonance took place in USSR regularly, with an interval two years, under guiding of the professor G.I.Skrotskii (Moscow Physical Technical Institute) with participation of scientists practically of all republics USSR, their Academies of sciences and colleges. These schools promote creation of the community of the investigators of highest qualification which has determined a leading position USSR, and later, Russia in a world science in the field of the theory and experiment of magnetic radiospectroscopy.
   The magnetic resonance is one of outstanding discoveries in physics of the XX century. It allows to obtain rather rich,  ccasionally unique information about a structure and internal interactions in condensed matter at a microscopic scale. Electron paramagnetic resonance phenomenon was discovered by E.K.Zavoiskii in Kazan in 1944. This and the numerous fundamental investigations carried out by the scientists of the KSU and KPTI have made Kazan a well known center of the magnetic resonance in Russia, CIS and whole world. As a result in Kazan highest level international conferences on the magnetic resonance was organized, the international journal ''Applied Magnetic Resonance'' and electronic international magazine ''Magnetic Resonance in Solids'' are published, international Zavoiskii Prize was established, more than 50 doctors of sciences are actively working in the field of magnetic radiospectroscopy.
   The topic of the School and list of the lecturers were determined by presidentship of the School (rector - Prof. M.S.Tagirov, KSU and provst - Prof. V.A.Zhikharev, KPTI) and Program committee, which include Prof. V.A.Atsarkin (IRE, Moscow; the chairman of committee), Prof. A.V.Aganov (KSU, Kazan), Prof. B.I.Kochelaev (KSU, Kazan), Prof. I.V.Ovchinnikov KPTI, Kazan), Corresponding member of RAS, Prof. K.M.Salikhov (KPTI, Kazan), Prof. M.A.Teplov (KSU, Kazan), Prof. Yu.V.Yablokov (KPTI, Kazan). The School'97 was devoted to discussion of one of the most up-todate problems of modern physics - ''Magnetic resonance in high-temperature superconducting (HTSC) compounds''. The lectures listed below testifies deep and multifold arguing of a problem: 

   Above-mentioned lecturers are the leading scientists in the field of the magnetic resonance and its applications for the research of high-temperature superconductors.
   More then 50 young scientists have taken part in work of the School. Along with the ''schoolboys'', whose reports were selected by Program committee, the undergraduate students, students of master course, post-graduate students and young scientists practically of all high schools and academic institutes of Kazan have an active part in School events. The ten  well-presented lectures aroused interest of the auditory, stimulated heated disputes. The afternoon of each School day was devoted to the 15-minute reports of the young scientists. The oral reports, instead of posters, give an opportunity to acquire practical skills of scientific presentation and participation in a gabfest discussion. It is necessary to note, that in our days young Russian scientists have very seldom possibilities to act with the oral report, and moreover to participate in conferences as well. It was very useful an active participation of all lecturers in arguing the youth reports.
   The large interest was induced by the problem report, submitted over the program of School, made by Prof. A.S.Moskvin (Ural University, Ekaterinburg) concerned with novel view on the local nature of high-temperature superconductivity.
   Within the framework of School the competition among the young scientists was run. The program committee has named three best reports of the School: The Diplomas of School Presidentship and presents were handed to the competition winners.
   In final stage of the School the Program committee together with editors of the international electronic magazine '' Magnetic Resonance in Solids.Electronic Journal (MRSej) '' recommended to 21 young participant of the School to present the electronic versions of papers for their consequent publication in the magazine.
   The school stimulated also realization of regular training in physics for Kazan high school students in ''Physical Mini-Faculty'' at KSU, where the young scientists KSU have a practice in teaching the selected chapters of general physics. The total amount of '' Physical Mini-Faculty '' is more then 65.
   The detailed information about School can be received in a web INTERNET (http://dionis.kfti.kcn.ru).
   It should be mentioned that School'97 had a high scientific level, good organization and creative atmosphere of all sessions. The advisability of annual holding of such School was emphasized and the topic of School'98 - ''Magnetic resonance in solids'' (Kazan, June 1998) was offered. The majority of participants spoke in recommendation of transfer it in a joint international School of CIS countries, that would promote a raise of a level of a science and international authority of scientific communities of these states.
   School'97 has become property of a history. More than three months have passed from the moment when the last report was made, the last question was pronounced and the last answers was given ... The emotions settled, the organizational difficulties were forgotten and in soul of the School participants there are impressions about the most interesting reports and heated disputes, about new acquaintances and meetings with the old friends - colleagues, and certain desire to meet again.
Let it be!