ACES Modelling the Outflows of Cool, Evolved Stars - Shazrene Mohamed (University of Virginia, USA)

The circumstellar environments of cool, evolved stars are highly structured and complex, often
featuring equatorial and bipolar outflows, and frequently punctuated with cavities, clumps, arcs,
shells and spirals. In this review I will discuss the detailed hydrodynamic simulations combined
with high-resolution, multi-wavelength observations that are giving us new insights into the
formation of these structures, and in doing so, advancing our understanding of the underlying
physical processes that drive and shape stellar winds, outbursts and explosions. In particular, I
will discuss recent progress and implications for studies of symbiotic binaries, bow shocks around
runaway stars, and nova and interacting supernova explosions.