Enhancement of Resonant Thermonuclear Reaction Rates in Extremely Dense Stellar Plasmas
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The enhancement factor of the resonant thermonuclear reaction rates is calculated for the extremely dense stellar plasmas in the liquid phase. In order to calculate the enhancement factor we use the screening potential which is deduced from the numerical experiment of the classical one-component plasma. It is found that the enhancement is tremendous for white dwarf densities if the ^{12}C + ^{12}C fusion cross sections show resonant behavior in the astrophysical energy range. We summarize our numerical results by accurate analytic fitting formulae.
13 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ, replaced with revised version
13 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ, replaced with revised version