Nuclear weak-interaction processes in stars
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Recent experimental data and progress in nuclear structure modeling have lead to improved descriptions of astrophysically important weak-interaction processes. The review discusses these advances and their applications to hydrostatic solar and stellar burning, to the slow and rapid neutron-capture processes, to neutrino nucleosynthesis, and to explosive hydrogen burning. Special emphasis is given to the weak-interaction processes associated with core-collapse supernovae. Despite some significant progress, important improvements are still warranted. Such improvements are expected to come from future radioactive ion-beam facilities.
45 pages, 33 figures, REVTeX 4, submitted to Rev. Mod. Phys., modified following referee's comments
45 pages, 33 figures, REVTeX 4, submitted to Rev. Mod. Phys., modified following referee's comments