# The Present and Future of Planetary Nebula Research. A White Paper by the IAU Planetary Nebula Working Group **Authors:** K. B. Kwitter (1), R.H. M\'endez (2), M. Pe\~na (3), L. Stanghellini, (4), R. L. M. Corradi (5, 6), O. DeMarco (7), X. Fang (8, 9), R. B. C., Henry (10), A. I. Karakas (11), X.-W. Liu (8, 9), J. A. L\'opez (12), A., Manchado (5, 6), and Q. A. Parker (7) ((1) Williams College, (2), University of Hawaii, (3) UNAM M\'exico, (4) NOAO, (5) IAC, (6) Universidad, de La Laguna, (7) Macquarie University, (8) Peking University, (9) Kavli, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Peking University, (10) University, of Oklahoma, (11) Mt. Stromlo Observatory, (12) UNAM Ensenada) arXiv: 1403.2246 · 2014-03-11 ## TL;DR This white paper reviews current planetary nebula research, highlighting recent findings and discussing future directions needed to advance understanding of nebulae, their central stars, and related stellar evolution processes. ## Contribution It provides a comprehensive summary of current knowledge and outlines future research priorities in planetary nebulae and related stellar evolution topics. ## Key findings - Current research advances in planetary nebulae - Key atomic processes in ionized nebulae - Future research directions for the field ## Abstract 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. ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1403.2246/full.md ## References 268 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1403.2246/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1403.2246