Alpher–Bethe–Gamow paper

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The Alpher–Bethe–Gamow paper is a landmark 1948 cosmology paper that introduced the theory of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, explaining the origin of the light elements in the early universe.

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instanceOf cosmology paper ⓘ
scientific paper ⓘ
author George Gamow ⓘ
Hans A. Bethe ⓘ
linked to: Hans Bethe

Ralph A. Alpher ⓘ
authorOrder Alpher, Bethe, Gamow ⓘ
linked to: Hans Bethe
citedAs Alpher, Bethe, and Gamow 1948 ⓘ
cosmologicalModel hot Big Bang model ⓘ
countryOfPublication United States ⓘ
explains origin of helium ⓘ
origin of hydrogen ⓘ
origin of light elements ⓘ
field astrophysics ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ
hasAcronym ABG paper ⓘ
hasDOI 10.1103/PhysRev.73.803 ⓘ
hasNickname α–β–γ paper ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational work on Big Bang nucleosynthesis ⓘ
landmark paper in Big Bang cosmology ⓘ
influenced development of modern cosmology ⓘ
later studies of cosmic element abundances ⓘ
introducedConcept Big Bang nucleosynthesis ⓘ
primordial nucleosynthesis of light elements ⓘ
journalIssue 7 ⓘ
journalVolume 73 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
namedAfter George Gamow ⓘ
Hans A. Bethe ⓘ
linked to: Hans Bethe

Ralph A. Alpher ⓘ
pageEnd 804 ⓘ
pageStart 803 ⓘ
proposes neutron-capture chain for element formation ⓘ
publicationDate 1948-04-01 ⓘ
publicationYear 1948 ⓘ
publishedIn Physical Review ⓘ
publisher American Physical Society ⓘ
relatedTo Big Bang theory ⓘ
linked to: Big Bang

cosmic microwave background ⓘ
theoryDescribes formation of light elements in the early universe ⓘ
title The Origin of Chemical Elements ⓘ
topic origin of chemical elements ⓘ
primordial element abundances ⓘ
usesConcept early hot dense universe ⓘ
expanding universe ⓘ

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