Red giant branch

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Term: Red giant branch
Definition:

The evolutionary path of a star that has exhausted its available hydrogen content in the core, between the main-sequence turnoff and the helium flash.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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