Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The elements
- 1 Isotopes: weights and abundances
- 2 Introduction to the Universe: the baryonic matter
- 3 Element and isotope abundances: reference collection
- 4 Cosmological nucleosynthesis: production of H and He
- 5 Stellar nucleosynthesis: lower-mass stars and the s-process
- 6 Stellar nucleosynthesis: r- and associated processes
- 7 Timing of stellar nucleosynthesis
- 8 Chemical evolution of the Galaxy
- Part II Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime
- Part III Accretion of the Earth
- Part IV Global evolution of the Earth
- References
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Meteorites, rocks and minerals
- Index
6 - Stellar nucleosynthesis: r- and associated processes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I The elements
- 1 Isotopes: weights and abundances
- 2 Introduction to the Universe: the baryonic matter
- 3 Element and isotope abundances: reference collection
- 4 Cosmological nucleosynthesis: production of H and He
- 5 Stellar nucleosynthesis: lower-mass stars and the s-process
- 6 Stellar nucleosynthesis: r- and associated processes
- 7 Timing of stellar nucleosynthesis
- 8 Chemical evolution of the Galaxy
- Part II Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime
- Part III Accretion of the Earth
- Part IV Global evolution of the Earth
- References
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Meteorites, rocks and minerals
- Index
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- The Evolution of MatterFrom the Big Bang to the Present Day, pp. 68 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008