# The evolution of DARWIN: current status of wind models for AGB stars

## TL;DR

This paper reviews the current status and capabilities of the DARWIN wind models for AGB stars, highlighting their success in simulating dust-driven stellar winds and outlining future developments.

## Contribution

It provides an overview of the DARWIN models' current features, outputs, and future plans for simulating AGB star winds.

## Key findings

- DARWIN models successfully reproduce observed AGB star wind properties.
- Models simulate dust formation and momentum transfer in stellar atmospheres.
- Current models cover both C-type and M-type AGB stars.

## Abstract

The slow, dense winds observed in evolved asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are usually attributed to a combination of dust formation in the dynamical inner atmosphere and momentum transfer from stellar photons interacting with the newly formed dust particles. Wind models calculated with the DARWIN code, using this mass-loss scenario, have successfully produced outflows with dynamical and photometric properties compatible with observations, for both C-type and M-type AGB stars. Presented here is an overview of the DARWIN models currently available and what output these models produce, as well as future plans.