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chemical synthesis proton-proton chain CNO cycle inhomogeneous nucleosynthesis hypothesis nuclear fusion fusion reactor What’s the Difference Between Planets and Stars?nuclear energy thermonuclear reaction

Key People

Margaret Burbidge

British astronomer

William Fowler

American astrophysicist