Stars that Formed Complex Elements
Second Evening—Expansion
The Expanding Universe
The Giant Atom that Exploded
Expansion, Not a “Big Bang” Explosion
Expansion Preserves Order
Expanding Now but Later What?
Expanding but Uncreated
The Cyclic Universe
Always Expanding but Never Beginning
Continuous Creation
Objections to Continuous Creation
A Cyclic Version of Continuous Creation
Can New Physics Recycle the Universe?
Accelerating Expansion
No Big Crunch and No New Physics
The Expanding Universe Prevails
The Expanding Universe
The Giant Atom that Exploded
Expansion, Not a “Big Bang” Explosion
Expansion Preserves Order
Expanding Now but Later What?
Expanding but Uncreated
The Cyclic Universe
Always Expanding but Never Beginning
Continuous Creation
Objections to Continuous Creation
A Cyclic Version of Continuous Creation
Can New Physics Recycle the Universe?
Accelerating Expansion
No Big Crunch and No New Physics
The Expanding Universe Prevails
Second Morning—Element Soup
Heat and Light Make Heavy Elements
Differences in Stellar Composition
Nuclear Binding Energy
Energy from Fusion and Fission
The Proton-Proton Reaction
Instability Releases Energy
Nuclear Stability
Different Kinds of Fission
Making the Rest of the Elements
Burning Helium and Heavier Elements
Heat and Light Make Heavy Elements
Differences in Stellar Composition
Nuclear Binding Energy
Energy from Fusion and Fission
The Proton-Proton Reaction
Instability Releases Energy
Nuclear Stability
Different Kinds of Fission
Making the Rest of the Elements
Burning Helium and Heavier Elements