silicon burning

noun

Definitions

  1. the nucleosynthesis process, in stars where temperatures exceed 3x10⁹K, in which silicon…

    the nucleosynthesis process, in stars where temperatures exceed 3x10⁹K, in which silicon undergoes photodisintegration to form fragments which in turn produce elements of atomic number up to 60, peaking at iron

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for silicon burning. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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