Nuclosynthesis refers to the primordial generation of the light elements when the universe was formed. The most abundant element in our present universe is hydrogen, followed by helium. The big bang theory owes much of its success to its ability to...

Nucleosynthesis is the process of creating new atomic nuclei from preexisting nucleons (protons and neutrons). The primordial nucleons themselves were formed from the quark-gluon plasma of the Big Bang as it cooled below ten million degrees. A few...