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The universe contains an extremely wide variety of temperature structures from 3K to 1 billion K and even beyond. This symposium focuses on the hot part of the universe. The “hot universe” is by far the best place to study high-energy astrophysics. In this overview, I shall be based mainly on the results in the X-ray band that best manifests the hot universe. However, needless to say that multi-wavelength investigations, from radio, infrared through gamma-rays, are essential for comprehensive understanding.
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Tanaka, Y. (1998). The Hot Universe: An Overview. In: Koyama, K., Kitamoto, S., Itoh, M. (eds) The Hot Universe. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 188. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4970-9_1
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