Magnetic Towers and Binary-Formed Disks: New Results for PN Evolution

Abstract

We present new results of 3-D AMR MHD simulations focusing on two distinct aspects of PPN evolution. We first report new simulations of collimated outflows driven entirely by magnetic fields. These Poynting flux dominated "magnetic towers" hold promise for explaining key properties of PPN flows. Our simulations address magnetic tower evolution and stability. We also present results of a campaign of simulations to explore the development of accretion disks formed via wind capture. Our result focus on the limits of disk formation and the range of disk properties.

4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the IAU Symposium 283 "Planetary Nebulae, an Eye to the Future", Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain