Theory of localized electron states on the liquid helium surface

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A brief review is presented of the most interesting results obtained recently in the subject of the theory of localized electron states on the liquid helium surface (1975–1977). The topics treated are the electron—ripplon interaction and mobility of surface electrons which is due to this interaction, the peculiarities of Wigner's crystallization of electrons on the liquid surface with finite surface tension, and creation above the helium surface — under cyclotron resonance — of a system of quasi-free electrons whose fractional density relative to surface electrons can be varied.