Chandrasekhar limit Comparison Table

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Chandrasekhar limit comparison table

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mass quantity The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.

Chandrasekhar limit mass 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.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
mass		quantity	The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.
Chandrasekhar limit	mass		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.

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