FORMATION OF ELEMENTS
by Ara Paderes
1. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
1.1. Formation of Ions
1.2. Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium were formed in the first 3 minutes of Big Bang.
1.3. After 380,000 years, natural atoms were formed.
2. Stellar Fusion or Nucleosynthesis
2.1. Main Sequence Stars
2.1.1. Proton-Proton Chain Reaction
2.1.2. CNO Cycle
2.2. Red Giant Stars or Super Giant Stars
2.2.1. Triple Alpha Process
2.2.2. Alpha Ladder
2.2.3. S-Process