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Observational Motivation and Brief History

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Atomic Diffusion in Stars

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Abstract

In lieu of an introduction, we briefly review the observed abundance anomalies that are the main motivation for the study of atomic diffusion in stars, and then early papers which pioneered the field but occasionally reached surprising conclusions.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    For a critical review, see Meyer (1985a).

  2. 2.

    See Takada-Hidai (1991) for a review.

  3. 3.

    See Fig. 15 of Sbordone et al. (2010).

  4. 4.

    For a review see Moehler (2001).

  5. 5.

    See § 3.3 of Liebert (1980).

  6. 6.

    See Milne (1924, 1925) and § 252, 253, 254 of Eddington (1926).

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    Georges Michaud

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    Georges Alecian & Jacques Richer

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Michaud, G., Alecian, G., Richer, J. (2015). Observational Motivation and Brief History. In: Atomic Diffusion in Stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19854-5_1

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