Chandrasekhar limit
E9076
The Chandrasekhar limit is the maximum mass a white dwarf star can have before collapsing under its own gravity, playing a crucial role in determining its ultimate fate as a neutron star or black hole.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astrophysical concept
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physical limit → |
| appliesTo |
white dwarf
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| appliesUnderAssumption |
cold white dwarf
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no significant magnetic field → non-rotating white dwarf → |
| basedOn |
Fermi–Dirac statistics
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quantum mechanics → special relativity → |
| contrastsWith |
Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit
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Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit → |
| dependsOn |
electron degeneracy pressure
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gravitational self-attraction → mean molecular weight per electron → |
| describes |
maximum mass of a stable white dwarf
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| determines |
stability of a white dwarf
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| field |
astrophysics
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relativistic astrophysics → stellar astrophysics → |
| hasApproximateRange |
1.38–1.44 solar masses
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| hasApproximateValue |
1.4 solar masses
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| hasConsequence |
gravitational collapse to a neutron star
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onset of thermonuclear runaway in Type Ia supernovae → possible direct collapse to a black hole → |
| hasFormula |
M_ch ≈ 5.83 / μ_e^2 solar masses
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| hasTheoreticalDerivationBy |
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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| influences |
formation of neutron stars
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formation of stellar-mass black holes → |
| isUpperBoundFor |
mass of carbon–oxygen white dwarfs
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mass of helium white dwarfs → mass of oxygen–neon–magnesium white dwarfs → |
| measuredIn |
solar mass
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| namedAfter |
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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| publishedIn |
Astrophysical Journal
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| relatedConcept |
Eddington limit
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Jeans mass → Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit → |
| relatedTo |
Pauli exclusion principle
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| relatesTo |
degenerate matter
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equation of state of electron-degenerate matter → |
| relevantTo |
Type Ia supernova
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accreting white dwarfs → binary star evolution → |
| thresholdFor |
collapse of a white dwarf
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| usedIn |
cosmological distance measurements via Type Ia supernovae
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models of stellar evolution → supernova explosion models → |
| yearProposed |
1930
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability
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Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit → |
relatedTo |
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Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit
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distinguishedFrom |
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Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit
("Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarfs")
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greaterThan |
|
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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knownFor |