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Chandrasekhar limit<\/dt>\r\n \t
the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf (equals 1.4 times the mass of the Sun)<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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degenerate gas<\/dt>\r\n \t
a gas that resists further compression because no two electrons can be in the same place at the same time doing the same thing (Pauli exclusion principle)<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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millisecond pulsar<\/dt>\r\n \t
a pulsar that rotates so quickly that it can give off hundreds of pulses per second (and its period is therefore measured in milliseconds)<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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neutron star<\/dt>\r\n \t
a compact object of extremely high density composed almost entirely of neutrons<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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nova<\/dt>\r\n \t
the cataclysmic explosion produced in a binary system, temporarily increasing its luminosity by hundreds to thousands of times<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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pulsar<\/dt>\r\n \t
a variable radio source of small physical size that emits very rapid radio pulses in very regular periods that range from fractions of a second to several seconds; now understood to be a rotating, magnetic neutron star that is energetic enough to produce a detectable beam of radiation and particles<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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type II supernova<\/dt>\r\n \t
a stellar explosion produced at the endpoint of the evolution of stars whose mass exceeds roughly 10 times the mass of the Sun<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/23-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\r\n
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Chandrasekhar limit<\/dt>\n
the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf (equals 1.4 times the mass of the Sun)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
degenerate gas<\/dt>\n
a gas that resists further compression because no two electrons can be in the same place at the same time doing the same thing (Pauli exclusion principle)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
millisecond pulsar<\/dt>\n
a pulsar that rotates so quickly that it can give off hundreds of pulses per second (and its period is therefore measured in milliseconds)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
neutron star<\/dt>\n
a compact object of extremely high density composed almost entirely of neutrons<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
nova<\/dt>\n
the cataclysmic explosion produced in a binary system, temporarily increasing its luminosity by hundreds to thousands of times<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
pulsar<\/dt>\n
a variable radio source of small physical size that emits very rapid radio pulses in very regular periods that range from fractions of a second to several seconds; now understood to be a rotating, magnetic neutron star that is energetic enough to produce a detectable beam of radiation and particles<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
type II supernova<\/dt>\n
a stellar explosion produced at the endpoint of the evolution of stars whose mass exceeds roughly 10 times the mass of the Sun<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/23-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n
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