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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Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Series: | Astronomers' universe.
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