Nuclear Physics.

Catalog description

Overview of Nuclear Astrophysics. Main focus is on energy generation and element synthesis via nuclear reactions in astrophysical phenomena. Specific topics covered are: nuclear reactions, thermonuclear reaction rates, reaction networks, Bayesian models, stellar evolution, nuclear burning of hydrogen, helium, carbon, etc., supernovae and novae, s- and r-process, big bang nucleosynthesis, and isotopic anomalies in primitive meteorites.