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B.sc hons physics 3rd year | Divyansh
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Introduction
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White dwarf stars
derivation
summary
• It’s the upper limit for maximum mass for an ideal white dwarf
but also the threshold
• Star can no longer hoard its precious cargo of heavy element
once its cross the threshold
• Value of limit is 1.44 times the mass of sun(Θ)
𝑀𝑜 ≈ 1.44Θ
• For ideal fermi gas, based on equation state :
White dwarf stars • These star expels most of its outer material
,creating planetary nebula
• A typical white dwarf is half as massive as the
Sun, yet only slightly bigger than Earth. An
Earth-sized white dwarf has a density of 1 x
109 kg/m3. Earth itself has an average density
of only 5.4 x 103 kg/m3. That means a white
dwarf is 200,000 times as dense. This makes
white dwarfs one of the densest collections of
matter, surpassed only by neutron stars.
• Nearest white dwarf is a binary star system
name Sirius A & B from which Sirius B is dwarf
one….
• This is an image of globular cluster
2/3
ℎ2 3N 𝜀
• Corresponding fermi energy 𝜀𝐹 = 2𝑚 ∗ 8π𝑉
and fermi temperature 𝑇𝐹 = 𝑘𝐹
𝑒 𝐵
• Pressure exerted