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Astrophysics

a cycle of electron captures and beta decays that releases neutrinos and rapidly cools dense stellar cores.

In astrophysics, Urca process refers to a cycle of electron captures and beta decays that releases neutrinos and rapidly cools dense stellar cores. This meaning comes from Gamow (1941) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Gamow, G., & Schoenberg, M. (1941). Neutrino Theory of Stellar Collapse. Physical Review, 59(7), 539-547. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.59.539

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