The Present and Future of Planetary Nebula Research. A White Paper by the IAU Planetary Nebula Working Group

Kwitter, K. B.; Méndez, R. H.; Peña, M.; Stanghellini, L.; Corradi, R. L. M.; De Marco, O.; Fang, X.; Henry, R. B. C.; Karakas, A. I.; Liu, X.-W.; López, J. A.; Manchado, A.; Parker, Q. A.
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Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica Vol. 50, pp. 203-223 (2014)

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2014
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We present a summary of current research on planetary nebulae and their central stars, and related subjects such as atomic processes in ionized nebulae, AGB and post-AGB evolution. Future advances are discussed that will be essential to substantial improvements in our knowledge in the field.
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