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Overview

Christoph Federrath is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and is an active researcher in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work primarily focuses on areas including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics, Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Spectroscopy. This broad scope reflects a multidisciplinary approach within astrophysical and physical sciences.

The primary themes in their research encompass topics such as Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows. These topics indicate a specialization in understanding cosmic phenomena and the physical processes governing celestial bodies and environments.

Christoph Federrath has contributed to numerous publications in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society with 81 publications, arXiv (Cornell University) with 58 papers, Astronomy and Astrophysics and The Astrophysical Journal each with 11 publications, and Nature Astronomy with 2 contributions.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on interstellar turbulence, magnetic fields in star formation, and galactic metallicity gradients. Notable recent works include:

  • "The sonic scale of interstellar turbulence," 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • "The importance of magnetic fields for the initial mass function of the first stars," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The physics of gas phase metallicity gradients in galaxies," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Turbulent dynamo in the two-phase interstellar medium," 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Magnetic field amplification in accretion discs around the first stars: implications for the primordial IMF," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include Amit Seta, Mark R. Krumholz, James R. Beattie, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, and Ralf S. Klessen. These partnerships suggest active involvement in research groups focused on astrophysical fluid dynamics, star formation, and magnetic phenomena in space.

Best Publications

  • Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations - Solenoidal versus compressive turbulence forcing

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;J Roman-Duval;J Roman-Duval;Ralf Klessen;Wolfgang Schmidt;Wolfgang Schmidt

  • The Star Formation Rate of Turbulent Magnetized Clouds: Comparing Theory, Simulations, and Observations

    Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen

  • The Density Probability Distribution in Compressible Isothermal Turbulence: Solenoidal versus Compressive Forcing

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen;Wolfram Schmidt

  • MODELING COLLAPSE AND ACCRETION IN TURBULENT GAS CLOUDS: IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPARISON OF SINK PARTICLES IN AMR AND SPH

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Robi Banerjee;Paul C. Clark;Ralf S. Klessen

  • Cluster-formation in the Rosette molecular cloud at the junctions of filaments

    N. Schneider;T. Csengeri;M. Hennemann;F. Motte

  • Phantom: A smoothed particle hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics code for astrophysics

    Daniel J. Price;James Wurster;Terrence S. Tricco;Chris Nixon

  • A NEW JEANS RESOLUTION CRITERION FOR (M)HD SIMULATIONS OF SELF-GRAVITATING GAS: APPLICATION TO MAGNETIC FIELD AMPLIFICATION BY GRAVITY-DRIVEN TURBULENCE

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Sharanya Sur;Dominik R. G Schleicher;Robi Banerjee

  • Dynamic star formation in the massive DR21 filament

    N Schneider;T Csengeri;S Bontemps;F Motte

  • Modelling CO formation in the turbulent interstellar medium

    Simon C O Glover;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;M-M Mac Low;Ralf S Klessen

  • On the Star Formation Efficiency of Turbulent Magnetized Clouds

    Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen

  • On the universality of supersonic turbulence

    Christoph Federrath

  • A comparison between grid and particle methods on the statistics of driven, supersonic, isothermal turbulence

    Daniel James Price;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath

  • What Determines the Density Structure of Molecular Clouds? A Case Study of Orion B with Herschel

    N Schneider;N Schneider;Ph Andre;Vera Konyves;Vera Konyves;S Bontemps

  • Mach number dependence of turbulent magnetic field amplification: solenoidal versus compressive flows.

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Gilles Chabrier;Jennifer Schober;Robi Banerjee

  • On the universality of interstellar filaments: theory meets simulations and observations

    Christoph Federrath

  • The generation of strong magnetic fields during the formation of the first stars

    Sharanya Sur;Dominik R. G Schleicher;Robi Banerjee;Christoph Federrath

  • Numerical simulations of compressively driven interstellar turbulence. I. Isothermal gas

    Wolfram Schmidt;Christoph Federrath;Markus Hupp;Sebastian Kern

  • Inefficient star formation through turbulence, magnetic fields and feedback

    Christoph Federrath

  • The Fractal Density Structure in Supersonic Isothermal Turbulence: Solenoidal Versus Compressive Energy Injection

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen;Wolfram Schmidt

  • Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations

    C. Federrath;J. Duval;R. Klessen;W. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf S. Klessen
Ralf S. Klessen Heidelberg University
Mark R. Krumholz
Mark R. Krumholz Australian National University
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low American Museum of Natural History
Simon C. O. Glover
Simon C. O. Glover Heidelberg University
Sarah Brough
Sarah Brough University of New South Wales
Scott M. Croom
Scott M. Croom University of Sydney
Brent Groves
Brent Groves University of Western Australia
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Lisa J. Kewley
Lisa J. Kewley Australian National University
Nicola Schneider
Nicola Schneider University of Cologne

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