In reply to Axil Axil's message of Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:49:59 -0400: Hi, Actually I was thinking about fusion between heavier nuclei.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton%E2%80%93proton_chain_reaction > > > >The *proton–proton chain reaction* is one of several >fusion<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion>reactions by which >stars <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star> convert >hydrogen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen>to >helium <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium>, the primary alternative being >the CNO cycle <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNO_cycle>. The proton–proton >chain dominates in stars the size of the >Sun<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun>or smaller. >[*citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*] > [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
