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Stars emit light as they burn the fuel at their core, predominantly hydrogen. The heat generated from this helps the star to maintain its size. As the fuel becomes used up there is less heat, and so the star shrinks (or 'collapses'). If the star has a mass below the Chandrasekhar limit this collapse is limited by [electron degeneracy pressure]?, which results in a stable white dwarf. If the star has a mass above the Chandrasekhar limit it has sufficient gravity to collapse past the white dwarf stage and become a neutron star or black hole |
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The heat generated by a star pushes the atmosphere of the star out. As the star runs out of fuel the atmosphere collapses back on the star's core. If the star has a mass below the Chandrasekhar limit this collapse is limited by [electron degeneracy pressure]?, which results in a stable white dwarf. If the star has a mass above the Chandrasekhar limit it has sufficient gravity to collapse past the white dwarf stage and become a neutron star or black hole |
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The limit was calculated by the Indian phycisist [Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]?. |
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The limit was calculated by the Indian physicist [Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]?. |
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