# red giant branch

> stars powered by fusion of hydrogen in shell with an inactive core of helium

**Wikidata**: [Q3929897](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3929897)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-giant_branch)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-giant-branch


## References

1. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)