Pycnonuclear fusion (from Ancient Greek πυκνός (pyknós) 'dense, compact, thick') is a type of nuclear fusion reaction which occurs due to zero-point oscillations...

top quark mass. 101100 to 1032000 years from now In 101500 years, pycnonuclear fusion occurring via quantum tunnelling should make the light nuclei in...

eventually produce supernova explosions. These will occur if pycnonuclear (density-based) fusion processes much of the star to nickel-56, which decays into...

inflation theory Supernovae and Neutrinos Gravitational-wave astronomy Pycnonuclear fusion Awards Nishina Memorial Prize (1990) Japan Academy Prize (2010) Person...