Erica Fogerty

Computational Physicist
Los Alamos
National Laboratory

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Dr. Erica Fogerty
Postdoctoral Associate
Center for Theoretical Astrophysics
Los Alamos National Lab.

Los Alamos, NM 87545
Email: efogerty@lanl.gov

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Journal Articles

Reorienting MHD Colliding Flows: A Shock Physics Mechanism for Generating Filaments Normal to Magnetic Fields, Fogerty, E., Carroll-Nellenback, J., Frank, A., Heitsch, F., Pon, A. 2016, MNRAS, 470, 2938.

Molecular Cloud Formation in High Shear, Magnetized Colliding Flows, Fogerty, E., Frank, A., Heitsch, F., Carroll-Nellenback, J., Haig, C., Adams, M. 2016, MNRAS, 460, 2110-2128.

On the Role of Ambient Environments in the Collapse of Bonnor-Ebert Spheres, Kaminski, E., Frank, A., Carroll, J., Myers, P. 2014, ApJ, 790, 70.

Conference Proceedings

Simulating Bonnor-Ebert Sphere Collapse in Realistic Environments, Kaminski, E., Frank, A., Carroll, J., Myers, P. 2013, Protostars and Planets VI Posters.

Thesis

The Formation of Stars: From Clouds to Cores

Online-only material

Deriving an estimate for magnetic tension due to lateral motions away from a cylindrical axis

A review of homologous collapse of uniform spheres

An intro to Bonnor-Ebert spheres

The dynamical evolution of Bonnor-Ebert (BE) spheres

An intro the the virial theorem

A review of the Lane-Emden equation

Approximating the surface pressure of a BE sphere due to dynamic infall

The gravitational potential of the BE sphere + ambient