A
white dwarf is a a
star supported by [electron degeneracy]
?. It is the final fate of a star of the mass of the
sun, after the [red giant]
? phase. The density of a white dwarf is very high: a white dwarf with the mass of the
sun is about the size
of the
earth. The higher the mass of the white dwarf, the smaller the size.
There is an upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf, the [Chandrasekar limit]
?, after which the pressure of the
electrons is no longer
able to balance
gravity, and the star continues to contract,
eventually forming a
neutron star.
White Dwarf is also the name of a
magazine.
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