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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT

2.1.Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

2.2.Kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect

3.MEASUREMENTS OF THE SZE

3.1.Sources of Astronomical Contamination and Confusion

3.2.Single-dish Observations

3.3.Interferometric Observations

4.THE COSMIC DISTANCE SCALE FROM SZE/X-RAY DISTANCES

4.1.Current Status of SZE/X-ray Distances

4.2.Sources of Possible Systematic Uncertainty

4.3.Future of SZE/X-ray Distances

5.SZE SURVEYS

6.SUMMARY

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