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The 9 pages that link to Star formation rate, each with the reason it gives.

• Initial mass functionRelated: Inferring this rate from light requires assumptions about how many stars form at each mass.

• Starburst galaxyRelated: It quantifies the defining excess in a starburst relative to ordinary galaxies.

• Galaxy quenchingRelated: A falling rate is the central observable signature of quenching.

• Drake equationRelated: It sets the equation’s starting supply of stars capable of hosting planets.

• Cosmic star-formation historyNarrower topic: The cosmic history sums this quantity across galaxies per unit volume.

• Star formation efficiencyRelated: Together with gas mass, it yields a rate-based measure of conversion efficiency.

• Ultraluminous infrared galaxyRelated: Infrared output can estimate star formation where dust blocks ultraviolet and visible light.

• Kennicutt–Schmidt lawRelated: The law’s dependent quantity is star-formation rate divided by area.

• Stochastic self-propagating star formation modelRelated: It is a key galactic quantity that propagation models aim to explain.