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Christopher F. McKee
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 371
Citations - 47747
Christopher F. McKee is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Star formation & Molecular cloud. The author has an hindex of 103, co-authored 368 publications receiving 44919 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher F. McKee include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Theory of Star Formation
TL;DR: In this paper, an overall theoretical framework and the observations that motivate it are outlined, outlining the key dynamical processes involved in star formation, including turbulence, magnetic fields, and self-gravity.
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A theory of the interstellar medium - Three components regulated by supernova explosions in an inhomogeneous substrate
TL;DR: In this paper, a self-consistent model of the interstellar medium was developed to account for the observed pressure of interstellar clouds, the galactic soft X-ray background, the O VI absorption line observations, the ionization and heating of much of the galaxy, and the motions of the clouds.
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Fluid dynamics of relativistic blast waves
TL;DR: In this paper, a fluid dynamical treatment of an ultra-relativistic spherical blast wave enclosed by a strong shock is presented, and a simple similarity solution describing the explosion of a fixed amount of energy in a uniform medium is derived, and generalized to include cases in which power is supplied by a central source and the density of the external medium varies with radius.
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Neutral Atomic Phases of the Interstellar Medium in the Galaxy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided an analytic approximation for Pmin as a function of metallicity, far-ultraviolet radiation field, and the ionization rate of atomic hydrogen.
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The Formation of Massive Stars from Turbulent Cores
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that massive-star forming regions are supersonically turbulent, and that the molecular cores out of which individual massive stars form are as well, and they apply these results to predict the properties of protostars thought to be powering several observed hot molecular cores.