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THE properties of a thermodynamic assembly consisting of atomic nuclei, nucleons, electrons and positrons, at high densities and at temperatures for which kT ˜ mc2 (m being the electron mass), have been studied by several investigators1; but the application of the results to the problem of the relative abundances of atomic nuclei in the universe has so far met with little success. It is generally recognized, however, following Bohr, that thermodynamical concepts provide a useful basis for discussing the general features of nuclear phenomena.
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AGARWALA, B., SINGWI, K. Nuclear Thermodynamics and Showers. Nature 159, 816 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159816a0
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