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Part IV Transport processes, weak interaction processes, and helium-burning reactions |
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891 | (210) |
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12 Particle diffusion and gravitational settling |
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893 | (48) |
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12.1 Moments of the Boltzmann transport equation for a species under conditions of complete equilibrium |
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895 | (6) |
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12.2 A monoelemental gas in complete equilibrium at constant temperature in a constant gravitational field |
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901 | (5) |
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12.3 Diffusion velocities and moments in a multicomponent gas in a gravitational field |
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906 | (3) |
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12.4 The strength of the electrostatic field when equilibrium with respect to diffusion prevails |
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909 | (2) |
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12.5 Driving forces for diffusion in an initially homogeneous medium consisting of two ion species in a gravitational field |
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911 | (4) |
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12.6 On the determination of resistance coefficients for diffusion |
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915 | (3) |
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12.7 Inclusion of electron-flow properties and ion-electron interactions and determination of diffusion velocities |
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918 | (4) |
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12.8 Generalization to a multicomponent gas |
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922 | (3) |
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12.9 Gravitational diffusion velocities for helium and iron at the base of the convective envelope of solar models |
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925 | (5) |
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12.10 More diffusion velocities below the base of the convective envelope of a solar model |
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930 | (3) |
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12.11 Equations for abundance changes due to diffusion and solution algorithms |
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933 | (7) |
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Bibliography and references |
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940 | (1) |
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13 Heat conduction by electrons |
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941 | (38) |
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13.1 The basic physics of thermal diffusion |
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942 | (9) |
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13.2 The macroscopic electrostatic field in an ionized medium in a gravitational field |
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951 | (5) |
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13.3 Use of the Boltzmann transport equation to find the asymmetry in the electron-distribution function |
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956 | (6) |
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13.3.1 The cross section integral |
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960 | (2) |
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13.4 Gradients in thermodynamic variables and the electric field |
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962 | (6) |
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13.5 Thermal conductivity in the classical approximation |
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968 | (5) |
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13.5.1 General considerations |
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968 | (2) |
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13.5.2 When electrons are not degenerate |
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970 | (1) |
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13.5.3 When electrons are degenerate but not relativistic |
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971 | (2) |
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13.6 A quantitative estimate of the conductive opacity |
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973 | (5) |
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13.6.1 Fits to still more sophisticated estimates of the conductive opacity |
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975 | (3) |
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Bibliography and references |
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978 | (1) |
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14 Beta decay and electron capture in stars at high densities |
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979 | (32) |
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980 | (4) |
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14.2 Electron capture at high densities |
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984 | (5) |
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14.3 Electron decay at high densities |
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989 | (4) |
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14.4 Positron decay and general considerations concerning electron capture on a positron emitter |
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993 | (2) |
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14.5 Electron capture on a positron emitter when electrons are not degenerate |
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995 | (4) |
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14.6 Electron capture on a positron emitter when electrons are degenerate |
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999 | (2) |
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14.7 Urea neutrino energy-loss rates |
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1001 | (3) |
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14.8 Additional neutrino energy-loss rates for beta-decay reactions involving positron-stable isotopes |
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1004 | (4) |
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14.9 Neutrino energy-loss rates for electron capture on a positron emitter |
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1008 | (1) |
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14.10 Higher order beta transitions and experimental properties of beta-decay reactions |
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1009 | (1) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1010 | (1) |
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15 Current-current weak interactions and the production of neutrino-antineutrino pairs |
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1011 | (59) |
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15.1 The charged-current interaction Hamiltonian and the necessity for two coupling, constants in nuclear beta decay |
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1013 | (7) |
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15.2 The charged-current interaction and muon decay |
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1020 | (4) |
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15.3 Annihilation of electron-positron pairs into neutrino-antineutrino pairs and the associated energy-loss rate when electrons are not degenerate |
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1024 | (9) |
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15.4 The Dirac equation, plane-wave solutions, helicity eigenfunctions, and gamma matrices |
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1033 | (9) |
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15.5 Derivation of the cross section for electron-positron pair annihilation in the V-A theory |
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1042 | (8) |
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15.6 A brief overview of the history and the nature of weak-interaction induced neutrino-antineutrino production processes |
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1050 | (2) |
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15.7 On the character of classical plasma oscillations |
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1052 | (9) |
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15.8 Quantized plasma oscillations and the neutrino-antineutrino energy-loss rate due to plasmon decay |
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1061 | (7) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1068 | (2) |
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16 Helium-burning nuclear reactions and energy-generation rates |
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1070 | (31) |
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16.1 Some basic physics of resonant reactions |
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1072 | (6) |
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16.2 The triple-alpha reactions in the classical approximation |
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1078 | (8) |
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16.3 Triple-alpha reactions at low temperatures |
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1086 | (5) |
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16.4 The formation of 16O by alpha capture on 12C and the conversion of 14N into 22Ne |
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1091 | (3) |
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16.5 Neutron production by (α, n) reactions on 13C and 22Ne |
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1094 | (5) |
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16.6 On the contribution of the 7Li(p, γ)8 Be reaction to the production of carbon in metal-free stars |
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1099 | (1) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1099 | (2) |
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Part V Evolution during helium-burning phases |
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1101 | (290) |
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17 Evolution of a low mass model burning helium and hydrogen |
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1103 | (117) |
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17.1 Helium shell flashes during evolution from the red giant branch to the horizontal branch |
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1104 | (45) |
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17.2 Horizontal branch and early asymptotic giant branch evolution |
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1149 | (26) |
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17.3 The first helium shell flash on the asymptotic giant branch |
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1175 | (16) |
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17.4 Systematics of thermal pulses along the asymptotic giant branch |
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1191 | (15) |
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17.5 The roles of nuclear burning, convective mixing, and gravothermal activity in determining abundance changes and dredge-up during the TPAGB phase |
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1206 | (8) |
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17.6 Neutron production and neutron capture in helium-burning regions |
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1214 | (4) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1218 | (2) |
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18 Evolution of an intermediate mass model burning helium and hydrogen |
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1220 | (71) |
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18.1 Evolution during the core helium-burning phase |
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1223 | (12) |
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18.2 Transition to, evolution along, and transition from the early asymptotic giant branch |
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1235 | (25) |
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18.3 The thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase and the third dredge-up phenomenon |
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1260 | (30) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1290 | (1) |
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19 Neutron production and neutron capture in a TPAGB model star of intermediate mass |
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1291 | (48) |
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19.1 History of s-process nucleosynthesis and outline |
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1291 | (2) |
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19.2 Neutron-production and neutron-capture reaction rates |
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1293 | (9) |
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19.3 Formation of a 13C abundance peak and neutron production and neutron capture in the peak |
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1302 | (11) |
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19.4 Neutron production and capture during the interpulse phase in matter processed by hydrogen burning |
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1313 | (9) |
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19.5 Neutron-capture nucleosynthesis in the convective shell during the fifteenth helium shell flash |
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1322 | (14) |
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19.6 Neutron-capture nucleosynthesis in TPAGB stars and heavy s-process element production in the Universe |
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1336 | (2) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1338 | (1) |
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20 Evolution of a massive population I model during helium- and carbon-burning stages |
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1339 | (52) |
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20.1 Evolution of surface and central characteristics of a 25 M model during quiescent nuclear burning stages and comparison of characteristics of models of mass 1 M, 5 M, and 25 M |
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1340 | (6) |
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20.2 Evolution of internal characteristics and production of light s-process elements in a 25 M model during core helium burning |
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1346 | (13) |
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20.3 Core and shell carbon-burning phases |
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1359 | (21) |
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20.4 Comments on neon-, oxygen-, and silicon-burning phases |
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1380 | (5) |
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20.5 More on the relationship between direct and inverse tranformations |
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1385 | (4) |
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20.6 Concluding remarks on massive star evolution |
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1389 | (1) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1389 | (2) |
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Part VI Terminal evolution of low and intermediate mass stars |
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1391 | (81) |
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21 Wind mass loss on the TPAGB and evolution as a PN central star and as a white dwarf |
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1393 | (79) |
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1393 | (2) |
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21.2 Superwind ejection of the envelope and planetary nebula evolution |
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1395 | (2) |
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21.3 Departure of a 1 M model from the TPAGB, evolution as the central star of a planetary nebula, and the transition from nuclear to gravothermal energy as the primary source of surface luminosity |
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1397 | (13) |
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21.4 Coulomb forces, properties of matter in the solid phase, and a criterion for melting |
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1410 | (19) |
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21.4.1 The Wigner-Seitz sphere |
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1411 | (1) |
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21.4.2 Debye theory and terrestial metals |
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1412 | (3) |
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21.4.3 A characteristic frequency of oscillation in the stellar context |
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1415 | (3) |
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21.4.4 Oscillation amplitude and the melting point |
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1418 | (2) |
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21.4.5 Application of the Thomas-Fermi model of the atom |
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1420 | (6) |
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21.4.6 The zero-point energy and the Helmholtz free energy |
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1426 | (3) |
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21.5 Algorithms for estimating the energy density and pressure of liquids and solids in stars |
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1429 | (4) |
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21.6 White dwarf evolution |
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1433 | (23) |
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21.7 Diffusion and the formation of a pure hydrogen surface abundance |
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1456 | (4) |
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21.8 The relationship between the final white dwarf surface abundance and where in the thermal pulse cycle the precursor first leaves the AGB |
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1460 | (4) |
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21.9 Theoretical and observed white dwarf number-luminosity distributions and the age of the galactic disk |
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1464 | (6) |
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Bibliography and references |
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1470 | (2) |
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