A. Chieffi, S. Courtin, R. J. deBoer, R. Depalo, A. Díaz-Torres, A. Di Leva, T. Dumont, F. Ferraro, R. M. Gesuè, M. Heine, G. Imbriani, M. La Cognata, A. K. Nurmukhanbetova, A. Oliva, Lorenzo Roberti, R. Spartá, A. Spiridon, Wanpeng Tan, Xiaodong Tang, L. Trache, А. Туміно, M. Wiescher
Abstract This review summarizes the state of knowledge of the $$^{12}$$ 12 C+ $$^{12}$$ 12 C fusion reaction and its impact on stellar carbon burning environments.