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Science 24 June 1988:
Vol. 240. no. 4860, p. 1743
DOI: 10.1126/science.240.4860.1743
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Mixing in Starts

George Wallerstein 1

1 Astronomy Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Analysis of the chemical and isotopic composition of stellar surfaces reveals the types of nuclear reactions that have occurred in the stellar interiors as well as the timing and depths from which material once deep in the star has reached the surface. Mass loss from the stellar surface and, in some cases, mass transfer from a companion enhance the opportunity to observe material that is the product of internal nuclear reactions. Detailed studies show substantial deficiencies in current models with the timing and depth of convective and other forms of mixing.

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