Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics

  1. Stellar Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution
    1. Primordial Nucleosynthesis
      1. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
        1. Light Element Production
          1. Hydrogen
            1. Helium-4
              1. Deuterium
                1. Helium-3
                  1. Lithium-7
                  2. Baryon-to-Photon Ratio
                    1. Primordial Abundances
                    2. Stellar Nucleosynthesis Processes
                      1. Hydrostatic Burning
                        1. Hydrogen Burning Products
                          1. Helium Burning Products
                            1. Carbon Burning Products
                              1. Neon Burning Products
                                1. Oxygen Burning Products
                                  1. Silicon Burning Products
                                  2. Alpha Process
                                    1. Alpha Particle Capture
                                      1. Even-Mass Nuclei Production
                                      2. Neutron Capture Processes
                                        1. s-Process
                                          1. Slow Neutron Capture
                                            1. AGB Star Sites
                                              1. Branching Points
                                              2. r-Process
                                                1. Rapid Neutron Capture
                                                  1. Supernova Sites
                                                    1. Neutron Star Mergers
                                                  2. p-Process
                                                    1. Proton-Rich Isotopes
                                                      1. Photodisintegration
                                                    2. Explosive Nucleosynthesis
                                                      1. Core-Collapse Supernovae
                                                        1. Explosive Burning
                                                          1. Neutron-Rich Environment
                                                            1. r-Process Elements
                                                            2. Type Ia Supernovae
                                                              1. Iron Peak Elements
                                                                1. Intermediate Mass Elements
                                                                2. Neutron Star Mergers
                                                                  1. Kilonova Events
                                                                    1. Heavy Element Production
                                                                  2. Galactic Chemical Evolution
                                                                    1. Stellar Yields
                                                                      1. Mass-Dependent Yields
                                                                        1. Metallicity-Dependent Yields
                                                                        2. Chemical Enrichment Timeline
                                                                          1. Population III Stars
                                                                            1. Population II Stars
                                                                              1. Population I Stars
                                                                              2. Abundance Patterns
                                                                                1. Alpha Enhancement
                                                                                  1. Iron Peak Elements
                                                                                    1. Neutron Capture Elements
                                                                                    2. Galactic Evolution Models
                                                                                      1. Simple Model
                                                                                        1. Infall Models
                                                                                          1. Outflow Models
                                                                                            1. Multi-Zone Models
                                                                                          2. Observational Constraints
                                                                                            1. Solar System Abundances
                                                                                              1. Stellar Abundance Measurements
                                                                                                1. Globular Cluster Abundances
                                                                                                  1. Galactic Abundance Gradients
                                                                                                    1. Extragalactic Observations

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                                                                                                  1. Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics