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Astronomy · L4 · What Supports the Core?

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A decision flow from a stellar remnant core's mass to the physics that supports it, or fails to.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Stellar remnant coreMass vs the Chandrasekhar limit, about 1.4 solar massesElectron degeneracy pressure supports itWhite dwarfElectron degeneracy pressure failsHow was the limit reached?Type Ia supernovaNeutron star or black holeBelowAt or aboveAccretion onto an existing white dwarfMassive star's core collapses past the limit

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