Planetary Nebulae: What Can They Tell Us About Close Binary Evolution?

Jones, D.
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EAS Publications Series, Volume 71-72, 2015, pp.113-116

Fecha de publicación:
12
2015
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1
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1
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7
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4
Descripción
It is now clear that a binary pathway is responsible for a significant fraction of planetary nebulae, and the continually increasing sample of known central binaries means that we are now in a position to begin to use these systems to further our understanding of binary evolution. Binary central stars of planetary nebulae are key laboratories in understanding the formation processes of a wide-range of astrophysical phenomena - a point well-illustrated by the fact that the only known double-degenerate, super-Chandrasekhar mass binary which will merge in less than a Hubble time is found inside a planetary nebula. Here, I briefly outline our current understanding and avenues for future investigation.