The Synthesis of the Elements

1. Order in the Chemical Elements
Giora Shaviv

2. Preparing the Ground for Delving into the Stars
Giora Shaviv

3. Probing the Stars from Afar
Giora Shaviv

4. Is Physics the Same Everywhere?
Giora Shaviv

5. Towards the Bottom of the Nuclear Binding Energy
Giora Shaviv

6. The Composition–Age–Velocity Connection
Giora Shaviv

7. Big and Little Bangs
Giora Shaviv

8. How Nature Overcomes Its Own Barriers
Giora Shaviv

9. Beyond Carbon
Giora Shaviv

10. Which Star Becomes Which Supernova?
Giora Shaviv

11. Between Two Extreme Nuclear Models
Giora Shaviv

12. Synthesis of the Heavier-than-Iron Elements
Giora Shaviv

13. A Process in Search of an Environment: The r-Process
Giora Shaviv

14. The Elusive First Stars
Giora Shaviv

Keywords: Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Nuclear Chemistry, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics