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Experimental and Theoretical Nuclear Astrophysics; The Quest for the Origin of the Elements (Nobel Lecture)
Author(s) -
Fowler William A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198406453
Subject(s) - nucleosynthesis , supernova , nuclear astrophysics , stars , physics , astrophysics , nuclear reaction , astronomy , nuclear physics , theoretical physics
The heavier chemical elements were formed–and are being formed–in stars. Substantiation of this concept necessitated, inter alia, a detailed knowledge of numerous nuclear processes. With his quantitative experimental data, W. A. Fowler (Nobel Prize for Physics 1983) was able to put the theory of formation of the elements in the interior of stars on a firm footing. Supernovae also participate in the nucleosynthesis.