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The iron peak in nuclear binding energy and what it relates to. Every line is an evidence-backed relation, and the arrangement is fixed — this address draws this picture, today and next year.

constrained_by — Fusion releases energy only up to the iron-nickel binding-energy peak, so everything heavier must be built by neutron capture instead.constrained_by — A core of iron-peak nuclei can release no further fusion energy, so pressure support fails and collapse follows within seconds.The iron peak in nuclear binding energyThe iron peak in nuclear …SupernovaSupernovaStellar nucleosynthesisStellar nucleosynthesis
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  1. Stellar nucleosynthesis · constrained_by · The iron peak in nuclear binding energy

    Fusion releases energy only up to the iron-nickel binding-energy peak, so everything heavier must be built by neutron capture instead.

  2. Supernova · constrained_by · The iron peak in nuclear binding energy

    A core of iron-peak nuclei can release no further fusion energy, so pressure support fails and collapse follows within seconds.