%0 Generic %1 kennicuttjr2012formation %A Kennicutt Jr., Robert C. %A Evans II, Neal J. %D 2012 %K galaxy local sfr %T Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3552 %X We review progress over the past decade in observations of large-scale star formation, with a focus on the interface between extragalactic and Galactic studies. Methods of measuring gas contents and star formation rates are discussed, and updated prescriptions for calculating star formation rates are provided. We review relations between star formation and gas on scales ranging from entire galaxies to individual molecular clouds.

@misc{kennicuttjr2012formation, abstract = {We review progress over the past decade in observations of large-scale star formation, with a focus on the interface between extragalactic and Galactic studies. Methods of measuring gas contents and star formation rates are discussed, and updated prescriptions for calculating star formation rates are provided. We review relations between star formation and gas on scales ranging from entire galaxies to individual molecular clouds.}, added-at = {2012-04-17T17:42:22.000+0200}, author = {Kennicutt Jr., Robert C. and Evans II, Neal J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bd5d7ee9341e33d55ebafb1a6c12a2cc/miki}, description = {[1204.3552] Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies}, interhash = {6b907a0d0943f1ca510df3e2849b4075}, intrahash = {bd5d7ee9341e33d55ebafb1a6c12a2cc}, keywords = {galaxy local sfr}, note = {cite arxiv:1204.3552Comment: 55 pages, 15 figures, in press for Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics}, timestamp = {2012-04-17T17:42:22.000+0200}, title = {Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3552}, year = 2012 }