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There are many areas in astrophysics where Meijer’s G-function and H-function appear naturally. Some of these areas are analytic solar and stellar models, nuclear reaction rate theory and energy generation in stars, gravitational instability problems, nonextensive statistical mechanics, pathway analysis, input-output models and reaction-diffusion problems. Brief introductions to these areas will be given here so that the readers can develop the areas further and tackle more general and more complex situations.

There are many areas in astrophysics where Meijer’s G-function and H-function appear naturally. Some of these areas are analytic solar and stellar models, nuclear reaction rate theory and energy generation in stars, gravitational instability problems, nonextensive statistical mechanics, pathway analysis, input-output models and reaction-diffusion problems. Brief introductions to these areas will be given here so that the readers can develop the areas further and tackle more general and more complex situations.

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  1. Centre for Mathematical Sciences (CMS), Arunapuram P.O., Pala, 686574, Pala Campus, India

    Prof. Dr. A. M. Mathai

  2. 34 Panchi Batti Chauraha, Jodhpur, 342 011, Ratananda, India

    Prof. Dr. Ram Kishore Saxena

  3. United Nations Vienna International Centre Space Application Programme, 1400, Wien, Austria

    Prof. Dr. Hans J. Haubold

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Mathai, A.M., Saxena, R.K., Haubold, H.J. (2010). Applications in Astrophysics Problems. In: The H-Function. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0916-9_6

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