Description: 恆星核心是恆星的中心區域。對於主序星（如太陽），核心是核聚變的發生地，也是恆星的能量來源。在主序星的核心中，氫原子通過聚變形成氦。而在諸如巨星等演化較晚的恆星中，核心可能不再進行核聚變，或者以氦等其他元素作為核聚變的燃料。在這些演化較晚的恆星中，氫聚變（以及其他核聚變過程）可能發生在核心周圍的殼層中。

Related Terms:

• 氫聚變
• 核聚變
• 輻射區
• 恆星結構
• 對流區

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