The solar, exoplanet and cosmological lithium problems

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

J. Melendez (Author) FCUP; I. Ramirez (Author) FCUP; L. Casagrande (Author) FCUP; M. Asplund (Author) FCUP; B. Gustafsson (Author) FCUP; D. Yong (Author) FCUP; J.D. do Nascimento, Jr. (Author) Other; M. Castro (Author) Other; M. Bazot (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Astrophysics and Space Science

Vol. 328 No. 1-2

Pages: 193-200

ISSN: 0004-640X

Publisher: Springer Nature

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ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Physical sciences

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Abstract (EN): We review three Li problems. First, the Li problem in the Sun, for which some previous studies have argued that it may be Li-poor compared to other Suns. Second, we discuss the Li problem in planet hosting stars, which are claimed to be Li-poor when compared to field stars. Third, we discuss the cosmological Li problem, i.e. the discrepancy between the Li abundance in metal-poor stars (Spite plateau stars) and the predictions from standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. In all three cases we find that the ``problems'' are naturally explained by non-standard mixing in stars.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific