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The case against primordial nucleosynthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

Geoffrey Burbidge
Geoffrey Burbidge
Affiliation:
Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0424, USA email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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It is shown that there is no underlying basic theory which will lead to the idea that the lightest isotopes were produced in an early universe. Everything depends on the choice of the initial ratio of the energy density of photons to baryons that is chosen (originally by Gamow and his colleagues). There is a clear alternative for the origin of the light isotopes. This is that they were generated by hydrogen burning in stars which produces the helium directly while $^{2}D$ and $^{7}Li$ are produced by flare activity in stellar atmospheres. All of this activity takes place in the centers of active galaxies where matter is being created in a cyclic (quasi-steady) state universe.

Keywords

Early universecosmological parametersnuclear reactionsnucleosynthesisabundances
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S228: From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution , May 2005 , pp. 71 - 76
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union