What is the Quantum Explanation for How the Sun Works

Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: It s an exclusive offer for our viewers Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3, 000+ documentaries Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTVs exclusive playlists: Why does the sun shine Why doesn t it burn out How long will its fuel last To a scientist living in the 18th century, he might have compared it to a log in a fireplace. When wood burns it releases about 1 tenmillionth of a trillionth of a watt per atom. 0:00 Sun s energy 5:00 How fusion happens 7:19 Quantum tunneling 8:25 Fusion chart 9:51 Where energy comes from 12:39 Why Helium is more stable 15:14 Future of sun The mass of the sun was well understood, and translates to about 1057 atoms. This leads to a lifetime of the sun of about 20, 000 years. But we know the sun is at least 4. 5 billion