Silicon-burning process
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title:
Silicon-burning process
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In astrophysics, silicon burning is a very brief sequence of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in massive stars with a minimum of about 8–11 solar masses. Silicon burning is the final stage of fusion for massive stars that have run out of the fuels that power them for their long lives in the main sequence on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram. It follows the previous stages of hydrogen, helium, carbon, neon and oxygen burning processes. Silicon burning begins when gravitational contraction raises
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Very brief sequence of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in massive stars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon-burning_process
date created:
2003-04-28T01:22:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T05:35:44Z
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