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Why is there an upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf?

Asked by Brentzel, Last updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Answered Jun 07, 2019

Near 1.4 solar masses, the speeds of white dwarf s electrons approach the speed of light, so more mass cannot be added without breaking the white dwarf s degeneracy pressure
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