Hoyle's Equation

2007/12/21 by Donald D. Clayton · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical and nuclear sciences #Nuclear physics research studies #Physics #Scientific Research and Discoveries

paper · doi:10.1126/science.1151167

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Abstract

The paper that first explained how the elements form in stars did not receive the acclaim it deserved because it did not display its key equation.

Citations

• On Nuclear Reactions Occuring in Very Hot STARS.I. the Synthesis of Elements from Carbon to Nickel.
• Synthesis of the Elements in Stars

Cited by

• Fred Hoyle, primary nucleosynthesis and radioactivity
• Supernova nucleosynthesis [wikipedia]

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• The Curious Case of Lemaitre's Equation No. 24
• Einstein's Equation in Pictures
• Chemistry In Cometary Comae
• The factorization of the hypergeometric equation
• The origin of the elements