Nuclear Physics Explained
Making Elements: Big Bang to Neutron Stars
TV-PG
S1 • E14 Apr 26, 2018 31mSee how hydrogen, helium, and a few other light nuclei were forged in the fiery aftermath of the Big Bang. Then, trace the formation of heavier nuclei in the interiors of stars, in supernova explosions, and in the collisions of neutron stars. Special attention is paid to the sequence of reactions and the required conditions that gave us the complete periodic table of elements.