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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.BASIC PHYSICS

3.OBSERVED PROPERTIES OF GALACTIC WINDS

3.1.The Milky Way

3.2.Nearby Starburst Galaxies

3.3.Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies

3.4.Lyman Break Galaxies

4.IMPLICATIONS

4.1.Heating and Enrichment of the ISM and IGM

4.2.Zone of Influence of Winds

5.SUMMARY

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