Chapter 3- White Dwarf and Neutron Stars

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White Dwarf mass-radius relation

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use Virial Theorem

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Virial Theorem

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2KE + PE = 0

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White Dwarf mass-radius relation

use Virial Theorem

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Virial Theorem

2KE + PE = 0

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Chandrasekhar limit

max mass limit for WD to prevent further collapse

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Neutron Drip

Process where nuclei become unstable and release free neutrons

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Relativistic electrons

Electrons with high energy approaching the speed of light

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Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit

max mass for a NS before becoming a black hole

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Pauli's Exclusion Principle

Two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state

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rotational period of NS formed from core collapse

conservation of inertia AM

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Neutronisation

Ef > 13.6 Ev = beta decay = neutron build up

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tidal forces

the differences in gravity in a body being attracted to another body (dF/dr)