The Importance of Binaries in the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae

• Main Authors: Boffin, Henri M. J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Jones, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

It is now clear that a binary evolutionary pathway is responsible for a significant fraction of all planetary nebulae, with some authors even going so far as to claim that binarity may be a near requirement for the formation of an observable nebula. This has led to the requirement that textbooks mos...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Common Envelope Phase
• Close-binary Stars in Planetary Nebulae
• Long Period Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae.-Chemical Evidence for Mass Transfer.-The Binary Fraction
• Post-AGBs and Pre-Planetary Nebulae
• Binarity and the Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function
• Conclusion and Outlook
• Index.