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Introduction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Baryonic discs and their spiral structure 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Neutral, ionized and molecular gas 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. Thin and thick stellar discs 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. Spiral structure from gaseous and stellar tracers 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. The central kiloparsecs: the bar and the bulge 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. The stellar halo 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. On the dark matter content and shape, as inferred from rotation curves and stellar streams 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6. Dissecting the global structure: stellar kinematics, abundances and ages 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1. Setting the scene: the solar vicinity 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2. Zooming out on a several kpc scale 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.3. Digging into the bulge 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7. Reconstructing the Milky Way evolution 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8. Perspectives 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9. References 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Early-type Galaxies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e93\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric EMSELLEM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Introduction 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. General properties: components and morphology 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. Discs and bars 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Gas and dust content 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Dark matter and halo 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4. Globular clusters 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5. Light and mass profiles 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.6. Extreme cases: brightest cluster galaxies and ultra-diffuse galaxies 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Zoom on the stellar component 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Scaling relations: Faber–Jackson, fundamental plane and virial plane 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Age and metallicity 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. Initial mass function 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Dynamics of ETGs 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1. Observations 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2. Toward a kinematic classification of ETGs 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3. Modeling 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.4. Supermassive black holes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Formation and evolution processes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1. Perspective at \u003ci\u003ez \u003c\/i\u003e= 0: the mass–radius plane 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2. Growth, mergers and transformations 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.3. \u003ci\u003eEx situ \u003c\/i\u003eversus \u003ci\u003ein situ \u003c\/i\u003e123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.4. Environment 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6. Conclusion 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7. References 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Spiral Galaxies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e137\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançoise COMBES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Introduction 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Blue and red galaxies: quenching star formation 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Definition of bimodality 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. The parameters that determine the red sequence 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3. Mechanisms for quenching star formation 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Spiral galaxies: density waves or not? 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. The winding problem 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. The theory of density waves 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Role of gas and star formation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Bars: drivers of evolution 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1. Formation of bars 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2. Orbits in a barred galaxy 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3. Response of gas to a barred potential 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4. Vertical resonances and peanuts 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.5. Dark matter and bars 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Environment of spiral galaxies 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1. Morphological segregation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2. The problem of bulgeless galaxies 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Conclusion 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7. References 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Galaxy Mergers and Interactions through Cosmic Time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e181\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher J. CONSELICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Introduction 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. The physics of merging 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. The merger history of galaxies 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. Defining mergers and merging 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. Merger rates in the nearby universe 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3. Galaxy merger fraction evolution to \u003ci\u003ez \u003c\/i\u003e= 6 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4. Galaxy merger rates 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. The added value of mergers 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Galaxy and black hole assembly through interactions and mergers 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Cosmological relevance 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3. Future uses and methods 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Summary 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. Acknowledgments 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. References 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Cosmic Evolution of Galaxies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e209\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid ELBAZ and Emeric Le FLOC’H\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Introduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. 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Moreover, the energy we depend on for life originates from nuclear \u003cbr\u003e reactions that occur at the center of the Sun. Synthesis of the elements and nuclear energy production \u003cbr\u003e in stars are the topics of nuclear astrophysics, which is the subject of this book. It presents nuclear \u003cbr\u003e structure and reactions, thermonuclear reaction rates, experimental nuclear methods, and nucleosynthesis \u003cbr\u003e in detail. These topics are discussed in a coherent way, enabling the reader to grasp their interconnections \u003cbr\u003e intuitively. 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\u003cp\u003e1.4.4 Binary Stars 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Masses, Binding Energies, Nuclear Reactions, and Related Topics 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1 Nuclear Mass and Binding Energy 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2 Energetics of Nuclear Reactions 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3 Atomic Mass and Mass Excess 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.4 Number Abundance, Mass Fraction, and Mole Fraction 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.5 Decay Constant, Mean Lifetime, and Half-Life 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Nuclear Shell Model 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.1 Closed Shells and Magic Numbers 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.2 Nuclear Structure and Nucleon Configuration 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Nuclear Excited States and Electromagnetic Transitions 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.1 Energy, Angular Momentum, and Parity 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.2 Transition Probabilities 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.3 Branching Ratio and Mixing Ratio 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.4 γ-Ray Transitions in a Stellar Plasma 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.5 Isomeric States and the Case of 26 Al 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Weak Interaction 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.1 Weak Interaction Processes 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.2 Energetics 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.3 β-Decay Probabilities 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.4 β-Decays in a Stellar Plasma 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Nuclear Reactions 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Cross Sections 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Reciprocity Theorem 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Elastic Scattering and Method of Partial Waves 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 General Aspects 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Relationship Between Differential Cross Section and Scattering Amplitude 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 The Free Particle 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4 Turning the Potential On 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.5 Scattering Amplitude and Elastic Scattering Cross Section 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.6 Reaction Cross Section 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Scattering by Simple Potentials 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Square-Well Potential 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Square-Barrier Potential 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Transmission Through the Coulomb Barrier 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Theory of Resonances 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1 General Aspects 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2 Logarithmic Derivative, Phase Shift, and Cross Section 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3 Breit–Wigner Formulas 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.4 Extension to Charged Particles and Arbitrary Values of Orbital Angular Momentum 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.5 R-Matrix Theory 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.6 Experimental Tests of the One-Level Breit–Wigner Formula 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.7 Partial and Reduced Widths 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Continuum Theory 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Hauser–Feshbach Theory 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Thermonuclear Reactions 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Cross Sections and Reaction Rates 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Particle-Induced Reactions 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Photon-Induced Reactions 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 Abundance Evolution 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4 Forward and Reverse Reactions 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.5 Reaction Rates at Elevated Temperatures 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.6 Reaction Rate Equilibria 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.7 Nuclear Energy Generation 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Nonresonant and Resonant Thermonuclear Reaction Rates 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Nonresonant Reaction Rates for Charged-Particle-Induced Reactions 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Nonresonant Reaction Rates for Neutron-Induced Reactions 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Nonresonant Reaction Rates for Photon-Induced Reactions 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Narrow-Resonance Reaction Rates 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5 Broad-Resonance Reaction Rates 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.6 Electron Screening 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.7 Total Reaction Rates 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Nuclear Physics Experiments 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 General Aspects 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Charged-Particle Beams 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Neutron Beams 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Interaction of Radiation with Matter 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Interactions of Heavy Charged Particles 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1.1 Stopping Power 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1.2 Compounds 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1.3 Energy Straggling 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Interactions of Photons 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.1 Photoelectric Effect 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.2 Compton Effect 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.3 Pair Production 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2.4 Photon Attenuation 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Interactions of Neutrons 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Targets and Related Equipment 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Backings 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Target Preparation 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.1 Evaporated and Sputtered Targets 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.2 Implanted Targets 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.3 Gas Targets 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2.4 Target Thickness and Stability 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Contaminants 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Target Chamber and Holder 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Radiation Detectors 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 General Aspects 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Semiconductor Detectors 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2.1 Silicon Charged-Particle Detectors 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2.2 Germanium Photon Detectors 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Scintillation Detectors 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3.1 Inorganic Scintillator Photon Detectors 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3.2 Organic Scintillator Charged-Particle and Neutron Detectors 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 Proportional Counters 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.5 Microchannel Plate Detectors 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Nuclear Spectroscopy 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Charged-Particle Spectroscopy 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1.1 Energy Calibrations 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1.2 Efficiencies 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1.3 Elastic Scattering Studies 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1.4 Nuclear Reaction Studies 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 γ-Ray Spectroscopy 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.1 Response Function 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.2 Energy Calibrations 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.3 Efficiency Calibrations 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.4 Coincidence Summing 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.5 Sum Peak Method 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.6 γ-Ray Branching Ratios 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2.7 4π Detection of γ-Rays 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3 Neutron Spectroscopy 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3.1 Response Function 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3.2 Moderated Proportional Counters 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3.3 Efficiency Calibrations 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Miscellaneous Experimental Techniques 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.1 Radioactive Ion Beams 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.2 Activation Method 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.3 Time-of-Flight Technique 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Background Radiation 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.1 General Aspects 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.2 Background in Charged-Particle Detector Spectra 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.3 Background in γ-Ray Detector Spectra 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.3.1 γγ-Coincidence Techniques 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.4 Background in Neutron Detector Spectra 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Yields and Cross Sections for Charged-Particle-Induced Reactions 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1 Nonresonant and Resonant Yields 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1.1 Constant σ and ε Over Target Thickness 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1.2 Moderately Varying σ and Constant ε Over Target Thickness 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1.3 Breit–Wigner Resonance σ and Constant ε Over Resonance Width 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.2 General Treatment of Yield Curves 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.2.1 Target of Infinite Thickness 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.2.2 Target of Finite Thickness 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.3 Measured Yield Curves and Excitation Functions 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4 Determination of Absolute Resonance Strengths and Cross Sections 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4.1 Experimental Yields 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4.2 Absolute Resonance Strengths and Cross Sections 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4.3 Relative Resonance Strengths and Cross Sections 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4.4 Determination of Resonance Strengths and Cross Sections Relative to Rutherford Scattering 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Transmissions, Yields, and Cross Sections for Neutron-Induced Reactions 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.1 Resonance Transmission 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.2 Resonant and Nonresonant Yields 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.2.1 Constant σ Over Neutron Energy Distribution 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.2.2 Narrow Resonance with Γ ≪ ΔE\u003csub\u003en\u003c\/sub\u003e 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.3 Effective Cross Section 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.4 Measured Yields and Transmissions 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.5 Relative and Absolute Cross Sections 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Nuclear Burning Stages and Processes 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Hydrostatic Hydrogen Burning 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 pp Chains 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 CNO Cycles 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3 Hydrostatic Hydrogen Burning Beyond the CNO Mass Region 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Hydrostatic Helium Burning 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Helium-Burning Reactions 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Nucleosynthesis During Hydrostatic He Burning 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Other Helium-Burning Reactions 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Advanced Burning Stages 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Carbon Burning 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Neon Burning 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Oxygen Burning 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4 Silicon Burning 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.5 Nuclear Statistical Equilibrium 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Explosive Burning in Core-Collapse Supernovae (Type II, Ib, Ic) 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Core Collapse and the Role of Neutrinos 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 \u003ci\u003eν\u003c\/i\u003e-and \u003ci\u003eν\u003c\/i\u003ep-Processes 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Explosive Nucleosynthesis 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4 Observations 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Explosive Burning Involving Binary Stars 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Explosive Burning in Thermonuclear Supernovae (Type Ia) 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Explosive Hydrogen Burning and Classical Novae 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Explosive Hydrogen-Helium Burning and Type I X-Ray Bursts 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Nucleosynthesis Beyond the Iron Peak 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1 The s-Process 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2 The r-Process 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.3 The p-Process 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Non-stellar Processes 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2 Cosmic-Ray Nucleosynthesis 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Origin of the Nuclides 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 566\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A Solutions of the Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions 569\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. 1 Zero Orbital Angular Momentum and Constant Potential 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. 2 Arbitrary Orbital Angular Momentum and Zero Potential 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. 3 Arbitrary Orbital Angular Momentum and Coulomb Potential 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B Quantum Mechanical Selection Rules 573\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C Kinematics 579\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.1 Relationship of Kinematic Quantities in the Laboratory Coordinate System 579\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.2 Transformation Between Laboratory and Center-of-Mass Coordinate System 583\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix D Angular Correlations 587\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 1 General Aspects 588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 2 Pure Radiations in a Two-Step Process 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 3 Mixed Radiations in a Two-Step Process 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 4 Three-Step Process with Unobserved Intermediate Radiation 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 5 Experimental Considerations 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 6 Concluding Remarks 602\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix E 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