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EAS Publications Series
Volume 63, 2013
New Advances in Stellar Physics: From Microscopic to Macroscopic Processes
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| Page(s) | 53 - 59 | |
| Section | Key Observations for Stellar Modelling | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1363006 | |
| Published online | 19 December 2013 | |
New Advances in Stellar Physics: From Microscopic to Macroscopic Processes
G. Alecian, Y. Lebreton, O. Richard and G. Vauclair (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 63 (2013) 53–59
G. Alecian, Y. Lebreton, O. Richard and G. Vauclair (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 63 (2013) 53–59
The stellar take on lithium
Division of Astronomy and Space Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
This is a non-exhaustive review of what we have learned from 10+ years of cluster studies with multi-object spectrographs at 10 m-class telescopes about what stars do with their birth-cloud lithium. This light and fragile element ties together Big-Bang and stellar physics, stellar atmospheric and interior modelling, it is a sensitive measure of our ability to quantitatively model Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis, stellar physics and Galactic chemical evolution. Progress has undoubtedly been made, but the picture that emerges is far from complete.
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2013