The Role of Radioactivities in Astrophysics
arXiv:1009.1542 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12698-7_2
Abstract
I present both a history of radioactivity in astrophysics and an introduction to the major applications of radioactive abundances to astronomy.
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