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A reaction-diffusion equation describing thermonuclear reaction system affected by gravitational force and temperature gradient is obtained by using the theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. We take CNO cycle as an example to investigate the effects of the gravitional force and temperature gradient on the stability of nuclear reaction inside the star. The stability criterion of the stellar structure has been analysed and some attractive results have also been discussed.
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Jiulin, D., Fusheng, C. Stability of thermonuclear reaction affected by gravitational force. Astrophys Space Sci 195, 349–357 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646767
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