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On the Origin of Bipolar Planetary Nebulae
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2006
Abstract
We present a numerical simulation of the formation of a bipolar planetary nebula from a single star. At the late stage of AGB stars, surface convection and/or convection of shell burning would create differential rotation between the core and the envelope of such stars. If the core has a magnetic field threading the envelope, this differential rotation twists magnetic fields. Then like a cosmic jet model of accretion disks, such a twist of magnetic fields piles up a tower of magnetic fields atop the pole of the progenitor core and creates jets.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S234: Planetary Nebulae in our Galaxy and Beyond , April 2006 , pp. 551 - 552
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- © 2006 International Astronomical Union