Nuclei in the Cosmos /

"The book discusses how stars generate their energy through nuclear reactions, and how elements are created in stars and during the big bang. The theory of thermonuclear reactions rates and their relevance for cosmology and stellar evolution are discussed in detail. Whenever possible, the book...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bertulani, Carlos A.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2013]
Subjects:	Nuclear astrophysics. Nucleosynthesis. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Space and matter
Particles
Radiation
Nuclear reactions
Stellar structure
Reactions in the cosmos
Stellar nucleosynthesis
The big bang
Cosmic rays.