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Title: Chapter 13

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Electron Degeneracy
Definition

that wich stops white dwarf from collapsing any further

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White dwarf
Definition

.1 to 1.4 solar masses--sun ends up this way 10,000 miles across

Size of Earth

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White dwarf limit
Definition
.1 to 1.4
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Accretion disk
Definition
material falling in 10% energy production
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Nova
Definition
binary star explosion--periodic
Term
White dwarf supernova
Definition
binary stars collapse on each other--type I
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Massive star Supernova explosion
Definition
type II one large star explosion
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Neutron stars
Definition
1.4 to 6 solar masses--10mile collapsed core of neutrons
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Neutron dgeneracy
Definition
stops further collapse
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Pulsars
Definition
rotating neutron star
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Black hole
Definition
light cannot escape--6 solar masses and above
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Schwarz child radius
Definition
the size of black holes event horizon
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Event horizon
Definition
once you cross you cannot return
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Singularity
Definition
mass but no size
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Gamma ray bursts
Definition
matter falling in to black holes giving large explosions of gammas
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Definition



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