2011/05/03 by Hans Van Winckel, H. Van Winckel, Van Winckel, Hans
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1105.0615
8 pages, ASP conference proceedings, from the conference: "Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars II", held in Vienna 16-20 August 2010
arxiv created 2011/05/03 · arxiv updated 2011/05/04
Post-AGB stars evolve on a very fast track and hence not many are known. Their spectral properties make them, in principle, ideal objects to test our theories on the late phases of stellar evolution. This has, however, proven much more difficult than anticipated, mainly because the morphological, dynamical and chemical diversity in Galactic post-AGB stars is very large indeed. Here I focus on recent results and touch upon the bright near future of post-AGB research.