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Filament formation in wind-cloud interactions. I. Spherical clouds in uniform magnetic fields
Wladimir Banda-Barragán, Ross Parkin, Christoph Federrath +2
Filamentary structures are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium, yet their formation, internal structure, and longevity have not been studied in detail. We report the results from…
On the universality of interstellar filaments: theory meets simulations and observations
Christoph Federrath
Filaments are ubiquitous in the universe. Recent observations have revealed that stars and star clusters form preferentially along dense filaments. Understanding the formation and…
Understanding star formation in molecular clouds III. Probability distribution functions of molecular lines in Cygnus X
N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, F. Motte +11
Column density (N) PDFs serve as a powerful tool to characterize the physical processes that influence the structure of molecular clouds. Star-forming clouds can best be characteri…
Saturation of the Turbulent Dynamo
Jennifer Schober, Dominik R. G. Schleicher, Christoph Federrath +2
The origin of strong magnetic fields in the Universe can be explained by amplifying weak seed fields via turbulent motions on small spatial scales and subsequently transporting the…
Inefficient star formation through turbulence, magnetic fields and feedback
Christoph Federrath
Star formation is inefficient. Only a few percent of the available gas in molecular clouds forms stars, leading to the observed low star formation rate (SFR). The same holds when a…
A universal, turbulence-regulated star formation law: from Milky Way clouds to high-redshift disk and starburst galaxies
Diane M. Salim, Christoph Federrath, Lisa J. Kewley
Whilst the star formation rate (SFR) of molecular clouds and galaxies is key in understanding galaxy evolution, the physical processes which determine the SFR remain unclear. This…