Deuterium Production in an Effective Field Theory Constructed from On-Shell Amplitudes

arXiv:2608.23699 · nucl-th, astro-ph.CO, hep-ph, hep-th · Submitted 2026-08-24 · Read on arXiv

nucl-th, astro-ph.CO, hep-ph, hep-th

Submitted: 2026-08-24

Updated: 2026-08-24

Comments: 20 pages, 8 figures; companion to arXiv:2607.05514; ancillary file anc/npdg_rate_table.csv tabulates the thermonuclear rate with its total theory uncertainty on the PRIMAT temperature grid

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

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