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[[File:Representative lifetimes of stars as a function of their masses.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Representative lifetimes of stars as a function of their masses]]

=='''''Energy generation'''''==

{{See also|Stellar nucleosynthesis}}

[[File:Nuclear energy generation.svg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|[[Logarithm]] of the relative energy output (ε) of [[proton–proton chain|proton–proton]] (PP), [[CNO cycle|CNO]] and [[triple-alpha process|triple-α]] fusion processes at different temperatures (T). The dashed line shows the combined energy generation of the PP and CNO processes within a star. At the Sun's core temperature, the PP process is more efficient.]]