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List of contents
Preface. Part I. Background: 1. Introduction S. Boissier and G. Rodighiero; 2. The initial mass function of stars and the star-formation rates of galaxies P. Kroupa and T. Jerabkova; 3. Stellar populations, stellar evolution and stellar atmospheres J. J. Eldridge and E. R. Stanway; 4. Dust extinction, attenuation, and emission K. D. Gordon; Part II. SFR Measurements: 5. Star-formation rates from resolved stellar populations J. S. Gallagher, A. Cole and E. Sabbi; 6. Star-formation measurements in nearby galaxies D. Calzetti; 7. Continuum and emission-line star formation rate indicators M. Boquien and D. Dale; 8. Star-formation rates from spectral energy distributions of galaxies D. Burgarella; 9. Modelling the spectral energy distribution of star-forming galaxies with radiative transfer methods C. Popescu; 10. Measuring the star-formation rate in active galactic nuclei B. Groves; 11. High-energy star-formation rate indicators A. Zezas; Index.
About the author
Andreas Zezas is Associate Professor at the University of Crete. He studies the X-ray emission from galaxies and its connection with their current and past star-forming activity. He has co-authored over 200 refereed publications and has been awarded an ERC Consolidator grant.Véronique Buat is Professor of Astrophysics at Aix-Marseille University and Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France. She works on large multi-wavelength galaxy surveys and develops models to study star formation and interstellar obscuration from the local to the distant universe.
Summary
This volume provides a comprehensive presentation of the different methods used to measure the intensity of recent or on-going star-forming activity in galaxies. It is a useful reference for students and researchers working in the field of extragalactic astrophysics and studying star-formation and the evolution of galaxies.
