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ABSTRACT

1.HOT GAS IN GALAXIES, GROUPS, AND CLUSTERS

2.IMPORTANCE OF STUDIES OF THE HOT INTRAGLUSTER MEDIUM

3.DYNAMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES AND THE ROLE OF THE CENTRAL GALAXY

3.1.Substructure in Clusters

3.2.Frequencies of Cluster Types

3.3.XD Clusters and Mass Deposition

4.THE ORIGIN OF THE INTRACLUSTER MEDIUM

4.1.Implications of the Correlation of M_gas / M_stellar with T_gas

5.FUTURE PROGRESS

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