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The Formation of Circumstellar Disks Around Evolved Stars

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The recent high angular resolution observations have shown that the transition between a globally symmetrical giant and a source surrounded by a spatially complex environment occurs relatively early, as soon as the external layers of the stars are not tightly bound to the core of the star anymore. In this review, the emphasis will be put on the delineating the differences between the torus and disk classification through the presentation of many examples of near-IR and mid-IR high angular resolution observations. These examples cover the disks discovered in the core of some bipolar nebulae, post-AGB disks, the dusty environment around born-again stars and recent novae, and also the disks encountered around more massive evolved sources. We discuss the broad range of circumstances and time scales for which bipolar nebulae with disks are observed.

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Chesneau, O. (2013). The Formation of Circumstellar Disks Around Evolved Stars. In: Rozelot, JP., Neiner, C. (eds) The Environments of the Sun and the Stars. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 857. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30648-8_10

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