Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry Lecture Notes of the Kodai School on 'Synthesis of Elements in Stars' held at Kodaikanal Observatory, India, April 29 - May 13, 2008 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Goswami, Aruna (Editor), Reddy, B. Eswar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Nuclear fusion.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Nuclear Fusion.

A fundamental question in contemporary astrophysics is the origin of the elements. Cosmochemistry seeks to answer when, how and where the chemical elements arose. Quantitative answers to these fundamental questions require a multi-disciplinary approach involving stellar evolution, explosive nucleosy...