Nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of galaxies

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction and overview 2. Thermonuclear reaction rates 3. Cosmic abundances of elements and isotopes 4. Cosmological nucleosynthesis and abundances of light elements 5. Outline of stellar structure and evolution 6. Neutron capture processes 7. Galactic chemical evolution: basic concepts and issues 8. Some specific GCE models and related observational data 9. Origin and evolution of light elements 10. Radioactive cosmochronology 11. Chemical evolution in other sorts of galaxies 12. Cosmic chemical evolution and diffuse background radiation Appendices References Index.