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The theoretical framework of Comptonization of the spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation by intracluster (the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect) and intergalactic gas is briefly reviewed. The Planckian spectrum of this radiation field may had been Comptonized by the recombining matter in the early Universe, as seems to be supported by recent measurements of the submillimeter excess. This affects the traditional treatment of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect in ways which we point out. The effect is a unique probe which will eventually be applied to obtain extremely valuable astrophysical and cosmological information; we discuss some of the likely uses of the effect.
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Rephaeli, Y. (1990). Theory and Significance of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect. In: Mandolesi, N., Vittorio, N. (eds) The Cosmic Microwave Background: 25 Years Later. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 164. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0655-6_5
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