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Stellar Structure and Evolution pp 73–81Cite as

The Chemical Composition

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So far we have discussed the physics of stellar structure for a given stratification of chemical elements. Nuclear burning and convective mixing are two processes that will change this stratification with time. In this chapter the corresponding equations are introduced.

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  1. Göttingen, Germany

    Rudolf Kippenhahn

  2. Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Alfred Weigert

  3. Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

    Achim Weiss

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Kippenhahn, R., Weigert, A., Weiss, A. (2012). The Chemical Composition. In: Stellar Structure and Evolution. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30304-3_8

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