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On the Origin of Deuterium

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The origin of deuterium has always been a problem for theories of stellar nucleosynthesis, A general solution is proposed and shown to be applicable under several astrophysical circumstances in the light of new observations of the Galactic abundance of deuterium.

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    FRED HOYLE & WILLIAM A. FOWLER

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HOYLE, F., FOWLER, W. On the Origin of Deuterium. Nature 241, 384–386 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241384a0

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