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Chandrasekhar limit

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Chandrasekhar limit has definition A limiting mass for white dwarfs. If the mass exceeds this critical mass (1.44 solar masses, for the expected mean molecular weight of 2), the load of the overlying layers will be so great that degeneracy pressure will be unable to support it, and no configuration will be stable. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:14.0
has definition The maximum mass, approximately 1.4 M_sun, above which an object cannot support itself by electron degeneracy pressure; hence, the maximum mass of a white dwarf. has source: Hawley, J.F., Halcomb, K.H. 1998 Foundations of Modern Cosmology, Oxford University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:14.0
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Chandrasekhar limit	has definition A limiting mass for white dwarfs. If the mass exceeds this critical mass (1.44 solar masses, for the expected mean molecular weight of 2), the load of the overlying layers will be so great that degeneracy pressure will be unable to support it, and no configuration will be stable.
	has definition The maximum mass, approximately 1.4 M_sun, above which an object cannot support itself by electron degeneracy pressure; hence, the maximum mass of a white dwarf.
	is an instance of mass
mass	has unit mass unit
number	has value