2014/01/21 by A. Parikh, Parikh, A., J. Jose +4
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1401.5279
40 pages, accepted for AIP Advances: Stardust - Progress and Problems in Nuclear Astrophysics
arxiv created 2014/01/21 · openalex publication_date 2014/01/21 · arxiv updated 2014/01/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Classical nova explosions and type I X-ray bursts are the most frequent types of thermonuclear stellar explosions in the Galaxy. Both phenomena arise from thermonuclear ignition in the envelopes of accreting compact objects in close binary star systems. Detailed observations of these events have stimulated numerous studies in theoretical astrophysics and experimental nuclear physics. We discuss observational features of these phenomena and theoretical efforts to better understand the energy production and nucleosynthesis in these explosions. We also examine and summarize studies directed at identifying nuclear physics quantities with uncertainties that significantly affect model predictions.