(nuclear physics) The synthesis of elements in stars through the fusion of three alpha particles to form a carbon-12 nucleus, followed by further captures of alpha particles.
helium burning
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- helium flash (astronomy)
- Thorne-Żytkow object (astronomy)
- horizontal branch (astronomy)
- Nucleosynthesis
- Carbon star (stars, the galaxy)
- Aldebaran (stars, the galaxy)
- supernova (in astronomy)
- stellar evolution (in astronomy)
- Gravitational collapse (astrophysics)
- Infrared astronomy
- Hertzsprung gap
- Asymptotic giant branch
- Carbon burning process
- Triple-alpha process
