Nothing is burned in any nuclear process; burning implies combustion, and this is only a chemical reaction. Fusion involves the combination of two nuclei into one, with the release of some energy.
The thermonuclear reaction in the sun produces vast amounts of energy through the fusion of hydrogen atoms.
Nuclear weapons' yield is derived primarily from fission. Thermonuclear weapon's yield is derived mainly from fusion. Thermonuclear weapons are multistage weapons -- x-rays from a nuclear primary trigger are used to trigger ablation in the pusher of the secondary to compress it, which is responsible for the fusion reaction.
They are both general terms. The term "atomic bomb" can mean any nuclear weapon, either a fission weapon or a fusion weapon (the so-called hydrogen bomb). The term thermonuclear bomb is also used in general, but it usually excludes the fusion bombs. It should be noted, however, that it takes a fission bomb to generate the heat necessary to "set off" a fusion reaction and make a fusion bomb work.
The high temperatures produced by the explosion of a fission bomb are necessary for initiating the fusion reaction in a thermonuclear device because fusion reactions require extremely high temperatures and pressures to overcome the repulsive forces between positively charged nuclei. The fission explosion provides the energy needed to achieve these conditions, thereby allowing the fusion reaction to take place.
The sun's energy comes from nuclear fusion, where hydrogen atoms combine to form helium atoms, releasing energy in the process. This nuclear fusion reaction in the sun's core is what produces sunlight and heat.
It simply means that thermonuclear fusion happens.
thermonuclear fusion and hydrogen becoming helium... :)
At the core of our sun, Helium is created by the thermonuclear fusion of Hydrogen.
thermonuclear fusion
By thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium.
thermonuclear fusion
No. Other than through thermonuclear fusion.
thermonuclear hydrogen fusion
A fusion reaction.
The thermonuclear reaction in the sun produces vast amounts of energy through the fusion of hydrogen atoms.
In main sequence stars, it is thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium.
Thermonuclear warfare is the use of nuclear weapons in war, either tactically or strategically. Although the term "thermonuclear" technically applies only to the process of fusion, the term is loosely applied to conflict involving fission weapons, fusion weapons, or both (informal synonyms are "atomic war" or "nuclear war").