Working Group on Abundances in Red Giants

Abstract

Determining and understanding the abundances seen in red-giant stars has taken a central role in our understanding of many branches of modern astrophysics. Activity in the area continues apace, both in terms of the fundamental physics of the stellar nucleosynthesis as well as its implications for wider fields. A major role of the Working Group has been to facilitate meetings where the fundamental role of these stars can be further understood and exploited by other researchers.