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Overview

Philip J. Armitage is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and focuses on research within the broad area of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work significantly intersects the fields of Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Their recent papers illustrate a range of topics within astrophysics, including planetary system stability, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) disc winds, and planetesimal formation. Some notable publications include:

  • Predicting the long-term stability of compact multiplanet systems, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Secular evolution of MHD wind-driven discs: analytical solutions in the expanded α-framework, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Turbulence Regulates the Rate of Planetesimal Formation via Gravitational Collapse, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • MHD disc winds can reproduce fast disc dispersal and the correlation between accretion rate and disc mass in Lupus, 2022, Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)
  • Simulation of a compact object with outflows moving through a gaseous background, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Philip J. Armitage frequently publishes in a selection of established venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Giuseppe Lodato, Yan-Fei Jiang, Giovanni Rosotti, Andrew N. Youdin, and Shirley Ho. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with researchers active in astrophysics and related disciplines.

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book literature with a publication titled Astrophysics of Planet Formation in 2020 through Cambridge University Press. This publication has been cited multiple times, indicating its usage in the field.

Philip J. Armitage's research spans various subfields and topics including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Spectroscopy

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

Best Publications

  • Massive black hole binary mergers within sub-pc scale gas discs

    J. Cuadra;P. J. Armitage;R. D. Alexander;M. C. Begelman

  • Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks

    Philip J. Armitage

  • Astrophysics of Planet Formation

    Philip J. Armitage

  • Massive black hole binary mergers within subparsec scale gas discs

    J. Cuadra;P. J. Armitage;P. J. Armitage;R. D. Alexander;R. D. Alexander;M. C. Begelman;M. C. Begelman

  • Investigating fragmentation conditions in self-gravitating accretion discs

    W. K. M. Rice;G. Lodato;P. J. Armitage

  • Accretion during the Merger of Supermassive Black Holes

    Philip J. Armitage;Priyamvada Natarajan

  • Episodic accretion in magnetically layered protoplanetary discs

    Philip J. Armitage;Mario Livio;J. E. Pringle;J. E. Pringle

  • Dust filtration at gap edges: Implications for the spectral energy distributions of discs with embedded planets

    W. K. M. Rice;Philip J. Armitage;Kenneth Wood;Giuseppe Lodato

  • Giant planet migration, disk evolution, and the origin of transitional disks

    Richard D. Alexander;Philip J. Armitage

  • The effect of cooling on the global stability of self-gravitating protoplanetary discs

    W. K. M. Rice;P. J. Armitage;M. R. Bate;I. A. Bonnell

  • Dust dynamics during protoplanetary disc clearing

    Richard D. Alexander;P.J. Armitage

  • Flares in Long and Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Common Origin in a Hyperaccreting Accretion Disk

    Rosalba Perna;Philip J. Armitage;Bing Zhang

  • Accelerated planetesimal growth in self-gravitating protoplanetary discs

    William K Rice;G Lodato;J E Pringle;J E Pringle;P J Armitage

  • Quasi-stars: accreting black holes inside massive envelopes

    Mitchell C. Begelman;Elena M. Rossi;Philip J. Armitage

  • THE MASS AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANETESIMALS FORMED BY THE STREAMING INSTABILITY. I. THE ROLE OF SELF-GRAVITY

    Jacob B. Simon;Jacob B. Simon;Philip J. Armitage;Rixin Li;Andrew N. Youdin

  • Turbulence and Angular Momentum Transport in a Global Accretion Disk Simulation

    Philip J. Armitage

  • Eccentricity of Supermassive Black Hole Binaries Coalescing from Gas-rich Mergers

    Philip J. Armitage;Priyamvada Natarajan

  • Magnetic braking of T Tauri stars

    P. J. Armitage;C. J. Clarke

  • Axisymmetric MHD simulations of the collapsar model for gamma-ray bursts

    D. Proga;A.I. MacFadyen;P.J. Armitage;M.C. Begelman

  • TURBULENCE IN THE OUTER REGIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. II. STRONG ACCRETION DRIVEN BY A VERTICAL MAGNETIC FIELD

    Jacob B. Simon;Xue-Ning Bai;Philip J. Armitage;James M. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean N. Raymond
Sean N. Raymond University of Bordeaux
Mitchell C. Begelman
Mitchell C. Begelman University of Colorado Boulder
Giuseppe Lodato
Giuseppe Lodato University of Milan
J. E. Pringle
J. E. Pringle University of Cambridge
Ian A. Bonnell
Ian A. Bonnell University of St Andrews
Christopher S. Reynolds
Christopher S. Reynolds University of Cambridge
Mario Livio
Mario Livio University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Priyamvada Natarajan
Priyamvada Natarajan Yale University
Matthew R. Bate
Matthew R. Bate University of Exeter
Andrew A. West
Andrew A. West Boston University

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