On the origin of the cosmic elements and the nuclear history of the universe

Jordi José; Martin Asplund; Corinne Charbonel; Isabelle Cherchneff; Roland Diehl; Andreas Korn; Friedrich Karl Thielemann

doi:10.1051/epn/2016401

On the origin of the cosmic elements and the nuclear history of the universe

Jordi José
, Martin Asplund
, Corinne Charbonel
, Isabelle Cherchneff
, Roland Diehl
, Andreas Korn
, Friedrich Karl Thielemann

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

The quest for the energy source of stars, capable of maintaining their long-lasting brightness, has puzzled physicists during centuries. Early suggestions, due to Julius R. von Mayer, John James Waterson, Hermann von Helmholtz, and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), among others, relied on the conversion of gravitational potential energy into heat. However, the age of the Sun inferred in this framework was only a few million years, a value clearly at odds with estimates based on geological records.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-20
Number of pages	6
Journal	Europhysics News
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2016401
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2016

Access to Document

10.1051/epn/2016401

Cite this

@article{d410168761494aeda95b9ccc16def362,

title = "On the origin of the cosmic elements and the nuclear history of the universe",

abstract = "The quest for the energy source of stars, capable of maintaining their long-lasting brightness, has puzzled physicists during centuries. Early suggestions, due to Julius R. von Mayer, John James Waterson, Hermann von Helmholtz, and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), among others, relied on the conversion of gravitational potential energy into heat. However, the age of the Sun inferred in this framework was only a few million years, a value clearly at odds with estimates based on geological records.",

author = "Jordi Jos{\'e} and Martin Asplund and Corinne Charbonel and Isabelle Cherchneff and Roland Diehl and Andreas Korn and Thielemann, \{Friedrich Karl\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} European Physical Society, EDP Sciences, 2016.",

year = "2016",

month = jul,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1051/epn/2016401",

language = "English",

volume = "47",

pages = "15--20",

journal = "Europhysics News",

issn = "0531-7479",

publisher = "EDP Sciences",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the origin of the cosmic elements and the nuclear history of the universe

AU - José, Jordi

AU - Asplund, Martin

AU - Charbonel, Corinne

AU - Cherchneff, Isabelle

AU - Diehl, Roland

AU - Korn, Andreas

AU - Thielemann, Friedrich Karl

PY - 2016/7/1

Y1 - 2016/7/1

N2 - The quest for the energy source of stars, capable of maintaining their long-lasting brightness, has puzzled physicists during centuries. Early suggestions, due to Julius R. von Mayer, John James Waterson, Hermann von Helmholtz, and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), among others, relied on the conversion of gravitational potential energy into heat. However, the age of the Sun inferred in this framework was only a few million years, a value clearly at odds with estimates based on geological records.

AB - The quest for the energy source of stars, capable of maintaining their long-lasting brightness, has puzzled physicists during centuries. Early suggestions, due to Julius R. von Mayer, John James Waterson, Hermann von Helmholtz, and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), among others, relied on the conversion of gravitational potential energy into heat. However, the age of the Sun inferred in this framework was only a few million years, a value clearly at odds with estimates based on geological records.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84983755351

U2 - 10.1051/epn/2016401

DO - 10.1051/epn/2016401

M3 - Article

SN - 0531-7479

VL - 47

SP - 15

EP - 20

JO - Europhysics News

JF - Europhysics News

IS - 4

ER -

On the origin of the cosmic elements and the nuclear history of the universe

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this