8 Be ▁were ▁stable . ▁However , ▁stable ▁ 8 Be ▁would ▁enable ▁alternative ▁reaction ▁path ways ▁in ▁hel ium ▁burning ▁( such ▁as ▁ 8 Be ▁+ ▁ 4 He ▁and ▁ 8 Be ▁+ ▁ 8 Be ; ▁const itut ing ▁a ▁" ber yl li um ▁burning " ▁phase ) ▁and ▁possibly ▁affect ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁the ▁result ant ▁ 1 2 C , ▁ 1 6 O , ▁and ▁heav ier ▁nuc lei , ▁though ▁ 1 H ▁and ▁ 4 He ▁would ▁remain ▁the ▁most ▁abund ant ▁nu cl ides . ▁This ▁would ▁also ▁affect ▁stell ar ▁evolution ▁through ▁an ▁earlier ▁on set ▁and ▁faster ▁rate ▁of ▁hel ium ▁burning ▁( and ▁b ery l li um ▁burning ), ▁and ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁main ▁sequence ▁than ▁our ▁Un iverse . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Is ot op es ▁of ▁b ery l li um ▁Category : N uc le os yn thesis <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Wagner ite : ▁A ▁Comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁N ib lung ' s ▁Ring ▁( origin ally ▁published ▁London , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁comment ary ▁on ▁Richard ▁Wagner ' s ▁Der ▁Ring ▁des ▁N ib el ungen , ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁writer ▁ ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw . ▁ ▁Shaw ▁offered ▁it ▁to ▁those ▁enthus i astic ▁adm ir ers ▁of ▁Wagner ▁who ▁" w ere ▁unable ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁ideas , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁least ▁understand ▁the