Thanks for these elaborations of the theory. To restate my question, does the theory not lead to predictions about supernovae spectra (as the quote from malawi_glenn implied)? And what is the current state of the observational evidence on supernovae spectra, given Kirschner's statement that...
I just joined the forum, so excuse me if I'm late to the discussion. But thanks to dangerbird for posing the question about how we know that the heaviest elements are produced in supernovae. Malawi_glenn provided an obvious answer regarding how we might now this, without referring to actual...