Cosmological lithium problem
Why do very old stars hold less lithium than Big Bang nucleosynthesis predicts?
Summary
The amount of lithium-7 predicted to come from Big Bang nucleosynthesis differs from the amount observed in very old stars, and the discrepancy is unexplained.
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Open, as listed by Wikipedia · Unsolved problems in physics. Checked 29 Sep 2026.
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