Universe: Stars And Galaxies
Universe: Stars And Galaxies
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Author: Roger Freedman, Robert Geller, William J. Kaufmann
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 20, Problem 25Q
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The way, nuclear reactions do not occur at the center of a white dwarf.

The reason for the white dwarf to not collapse if nuclear reactions do not occur in the core.

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