Quantum physics of stars
There are many nuclear reactions that are of central importance for stellar burning and element formation. In typical stars, these reactions take place at very low energy, and many of them have very small rates, making it difficult to measure them directly in the laboratory. On the theoretical side, the low-energy regime is governed by quantum-mechanical phenomena like tunneling, near-threshold resonances, and interference effects. This review summarizes the state of the art in the theory of low-energy nuclear reactions in stars and describes new ideas for studying these reactions on Earth.
Authors
- C. R. Brune
- L. R. Gasques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0963-1816)
- W. Nazarewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-7425)
- A. Díaz-Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-9353)
- R. J. deBoer
- J. Okołowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-6417)
- P. Navrátil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-2141)
- Daniel R. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1596-9087)
- Sofia Quaglioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7512-605X)
- K. Langanke
- M. Płoszajczak
- А. Туміно (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6953-7725)
- M. Wiescher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-3319)
- C. A. Bertulani
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- TRIUMF (CA)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)
- GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (DE)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (US)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE)
- Ohio University (US)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (IT)
- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (FR)
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
- Michigan State University (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.97.025003
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.57
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Research Council Canada
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Nuclear Physics
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory