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The stellar take on lithium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2013

A.J. Korn*
Affiliation:
Division of Astronomy and Space Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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Abstract

This is a non-exhaustive review of what we have learned from 10+ years of cluster studies with multi-object spectrographs at 10 m-class telescopes about what stars do with their birth-cloud lithium. This light and fragile element ties together Big-Bang and stellar physics, stellar atmospheric and interior modelling, it is a sensitive measure of our ability to quantitatively model Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis, stellar physics and Galactic chemical evolution. Progress has undoubtedly been made, but the picture that emerges is far from complete.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2013

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