Giant branch

The giant branch is a region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram where giant stars are located, or the stellar evolutionary phase when stars are giants.

Giant branch may refer specifically to:

  • Red-giant branch, the stellar evolutionary stage after the main sequence and before the helium flash
  • Asymptotic giant branch, the stellar evolutionary stage after the horizontal branch
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