Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

Abstract

In this brief invited review, I will attempt to summarise some of the key areas of interest in the study of central stars of planetary nebulae which (probably) won't be covered by other speakers' proceedings. The main focus will, inevitably, be on the subject of multiplicity, with special emphasis on recent results regarding triple central star systems as well as wide binaries which avoid a common-envelope phase. Furthermore, in light of the upcoming release of Kepler's Campaign 11 data, I will discuss a few of the prospects from that data including the unique possibility to detect merger products.

4 pages, 1 figure. Submitted to the proceedings of IAUS323: Planetary nebulae: Multiwavelength probes of stellar and galactic evolution

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