Professor Simon Goodwin

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Simon Goodwin
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s.goodwin@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3585

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Professor Simon Goodwin
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E48
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
Research interests

My research centres on star formation. In particular, how stars move and interact in their first few million years (and the potential impact on planet formation), and how we can compare observations to theory/simulations.

At Sheffield I work with Claire Esau (Postdoc) and Dan Griffiths, Rebecca Arnold, and Suraiya Atker (PhD students).

Publications

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Journal articles

All publications

Journal articles

Chapters

  • Goodwin S (2013) Star Formation, Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems (pp. 243-277). Springer Netherlands RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP, Kroupa P, Goodman A & Burkert A () The Fragmentation of Cores and the Initial Binary Population View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

Preprints

  • Singh-Bal SSK, Blaylock-Squibbs GA, Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2024) Deviations from the universal Initial Mass Function in binary star clusters. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Arnold B, Goodwin SP & Wright NJ (2020) The velocity structure of Cygnus OB2, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pomohaci R, Oudmaijer RD & Goodwin SP (2019) A pilot survey of the binarity of Massive Young Stellar Objects with $K$ band adaptive optics, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Arnold B, Goodwin SP, Griffiths DW & Parker RJ (2017) How do binary clusters form?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rawiraswattana K, Hubber DA & Goodwin SP (2016) Discs in misaligned binary systems. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carraro G, de Grijs R, Elmegreen B, Anthony-Twarog B, Geisler D, Goodwin S, Stetson P & Minniti D (2015) IAU Commission 37 "Star Clusters and Associations" Legacy report, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2015) Comparisons between different techniques for measuring mass segregation, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Goodwin SP, de Grijs R, Rose M & Kim SS (2014) How does a low-mass cut-off in the stellar IMF affect the evolution of young star clusters?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wright NJ, Parker RJ, Goodwin SP & Drake JJ (2013) Constraints on Massive Star Formation: Cygnus OB2 was always an Association, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • de Grijs R, Goodwin SP & Anders P (2013) No compelling evidence of significant early star cluster disruption in the Large Magellanic Cloud, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hubber DA, Falle SAEG & Goodwin SP (2013) Convergence of AMR and SPH simulations - I. Hydrodynamical resolution and convergence tests. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP (2012) Binary mass ratios: system mass not primary mass, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2012) The same, but different: Stochasticity in binary destruction, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bressert E, Bastian N, Evans CJ, Sana H, Hénault-Brunet V, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Gieles M, Bestenlehner JM, Vink JS , Taylor WD et al (2012) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey IV: Candidates for isolated high-mass star formation in 30 Doradus, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Goodwin SP, Davies MB, Parker RJ, Kroupa P & Malmberg D (2011) The origin of very wide binary stars, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ, Goodwin SP & Allison RJ (2011) The evolution of binary populations in cool, clumpy star clusters, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2010) The dynamical evolution of very-low mass binaries in open clusters, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Crowther PA, Schnurr O, Hirschi R, Yusof N, Parker RJ, Goodwin SP & Kassim HA (2010) The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Thies I, Kroupa P, Goodwin SP, Stamatellos D & Whitworth AP (2010) Tidally induced brown dwarf and planet formation in circumstellar discs, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allison RJ, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Zwart SFP & de Grijs R (2010) The early dynamical evolution of cool, clumpy star clusters, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Davies MB, Malmberg D & Kroupa P (2010) The formation of very wide binaries during the star cluster dissolution phase, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP (2009) Binaries in star clusters and the origin of the field stellar population, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Davies MB, Malmberg D & Kroupa P (2009) The origin of very wide binary systems, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN & Goodwin SP (2009) What does the IMF really tell us about star formation?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Davies MB, Malmberg D & Kroupa P (2009) The formation of very wide binaries, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allison RJ, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, de Grijs R, Zwart SFP & Kouwenhoven MBN (2009) Dynamical mass segregation on a very short timescale, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2009) The role of cluster evolution in disrupting planetary systems and disks: the Kozai mechanism, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP & Kouwenhoven MBN (2009) What does a universal IMF imply about star formation?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allison RJ, Goodwin SP, Parker RJ, Zwart SFP, de Grijs R & Kouwenhoven MBN (2009) Using the minimum spanning tree to trace mass segregation, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Brown AGA, Goodwin SP, Zwart SFP & Kaper L (2008) Pairing mechanisms for binary stars, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kouwenhoven MBN, Brown AGA, Goodwin SP, Zwart SFP & Kaper L (2008) Exploring the consequences of pairing algorithms for binary stars, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • de Grijs R, Kouwenhoven MBN & Goodwin SP (2008) What do dynamical cluster masses really tell us about dynamics?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • de Grijs R & Goodwin SP (2008) Star cluster evolution in the Magellanic Clouds revisited, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bastian N, Gieles M, Goodwin SP, Trancho G, Smith LJ, Konstantopoulos I & Efremov Y (2008) The Early Expansion of Cluster Cores, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • de Grijs R, Goodwin SP, Kouwenhoven MBN & Kroupa P (2008) Open cluster stability and the effects of binary stars, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP (2008) The effect of the dynamical state of clusters on gas expulsion and infant mortality, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parmentier G, Goodwin SP, Kroupa P & Baumgardt H (2008) The shape of the initial cluster mass function: what it tells us about the local star formation efficiency, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP, Nutter D, Kroupa P, Ward-Thompson D & Whitworth AP (2007) The relationship between the prestellar core mass function and the stellar initial mass function, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • de Grijs R & Goodwin SP (2007) Star cluster "infant mortality" in the Small Magellanic Cloud (Redivivus), arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker RJ & Goodwin SP (2007) Do O-stars form in isolation?, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP & Whitworth A (2007) Brown dwarf formation by binary disruption, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodwin SP & Bastian N (2006) Gas expulsion and the destruction of massive young clusters, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bastian N & Goodwin SP (2006) Dynamical Masses of Young Star Clusters: Constraints on the Stellar IMF and Star-Formation Efficiency, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whitworth AP & Goodwin SP (2005) The formation of brown dwarfs, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clark JS, Negueruela I, Crowther PA & Goodwin SP (2005) On the massive stellar population of the Super Star Cluster Westerlund 1, arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group
Teaching interests

I teach several astronomy courses: 'Our Evolving Universe' (PHY111), 'Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology' (PHY229), and 'Star formation and Evolution (PHY404 with Paul Crowther). I also supervise 3rd and 4th year projects, run first year induction, am a personal tutor and PhD mentor.