出版社：SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要：Star formation and the Starburst phenomenon are presented with respect to a number of nearby
star-forming galaxies where our understanding of the process can be calibrated. Methods of
estimating star-formation rates are discussed together with the role played in the investigation of
the process by multi-wavelength studies of a few selected starburst galaxies (especially the wellstudied
galaxy M82). Our understanding of nearby systems allows us to study the star-formation
history of the Universe by observing high-redshift starburst galaxies. These begin to dominate
the radio source populations at centimetre wavelengths at flux densities below a few tens of Jy.
New, very sensitive, high-resolution telescopes in the sub-mm and radio bands will
revolutionize our understanding of these distant star-forming systems, some of which may
contain embedded AGN.
