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by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Stellar core supported by electron degeneracy pressureCore mass below the Chandrasekhar limit, about 1.4 solar masses?Stable white dwarfElectrons forced relativisticDegeneracy pressure can no longer balance gravityRunaway compression and fusion, or collapseType Ia supernova, or a neutron star / black holeYesNo, mass exceeds the limit

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