triple-alpha process

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The triple-alpha process is a nuclear fusion reaction in stars in which three helium-4 nuclei combine to form carbon-12, playing a crucial role in stellar nucleosynthesis and the cosmic origin of heavier elements.

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Edwin E. Salpeter knownFor triple-alpha process