The conditions for establishment of nuclear statistical equilibrium in stellar interiors

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Equilibrium Equations, Kinetic Equations, Nuclear Reactions, Statistical Analysis, Stellar Interiors, Stellar Structure, Boundary Value Problems, Nonequilibrium Conditions, Nuclear Astrophysics, Particle Density (Concentration), Relaxation Time, Stellar Evolution, Temperature Dependence, Time Dependence

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Boundary lines in the (rho, T) plane are determined by numerical integration of the nuclear-kinetics equations to limit the applicability of the equilibrium and quasi-equilibrium approximations for nuclear reactions. The reactions under consideration operate at a temperature of 3-5 x 10 to the 9th deg K, with equal numbers of neutrons and protons, and with zero neutron excess. The time scale for relaxation to nuclear quasi-equilibrium in the range from 10 to the 4th to 10 to the 10th g/cu cm is found to be almost independent of density. Gear algorithms are used for the calculations, which are performed to 0.1% accuracy for nuclei with approximately nonzero abundances.

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