Unlocking the Secrets of White Dwarf Stars

White dwarfs, each containing about as much mass as our Sun but packed into a volume about the size of Earth, are the endpoints of evolution for most stars. Thousands of these faint objects have now been discovered, though only a century ago only three were known. They are among the most common star...

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Main Author: Van Horn, Hugh M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Astronomers' Universe,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link

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