THE ROLE OF GRAVITY IN NEUTRINO EMISSION AND HEAVY ELEMENT SYNTHESIS

Abstract

Astronomical observations offer data on the prevalence of heavy elements, while nuclear physics elucidates the specifics of the reactions occurring between nuclei and the resulting final abundances. The objective is to replicate a specific stellar location’s thermodynamic conditions, develop a reaction network under those circumstances, and ultimately reproduce the detected abundances [1]. Nevertheless, there remains debate about the astronomical locations at this stage, and the nuclear characteristics of many of the nuclei involved in the reactions are uncertain.