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... stars , stars that begin their lives with less than 8 Mo. E. NEUTRON STARS Some stars are too massive to become white dwarf stars . If a white dwarf star is formed with a mass greater than a limiting value , called the Chandresekhar ...
... stars , stars that begin their lives with less than 8 Mo. E. NEUTRON STARS Some stars are too massive to become white dwarf stars . If a white dwarf star is formed with a mass greater than a limiting value , called the Chandresekhar ...
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... stars , so there is a limiting mass for neutron stars . The exact numerical value of this mass is not well known since it depends on the equation of state of neutron star matter , but a reasonable value would be 2-3 Mo. If a star ...
... stars , so there is a limiting mass for neutron stars . The exact numerical value of this mass is not well known since it depends on the equation of state of neutron star matter , but a reasonable value would be 2-3 Mo. If a star ...
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... NEUTRON STAR ACCRETION The presence of strong magnetic fields alters the inner boundary condition for the accretion disks of neutron stars . Here , the rotation of the magnetosphere of the star at the stellar rotation period is far ...
... NEUTRON STAR ACCRETION The presence of strong magnetic fields alters the inner boundary condition for the accretion disks of neutron stars . Here , the rotation of the magnetosphere of the star at the stellar rotation period is far ...
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Guide to Using the Encyclopedia ix Atomic Physics | 339 |
Approximations and Expansions 1 Atomic Spectrometry | 357 |
Archaeological Geology 31 Atomic Spectroscopy | 381 |
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