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ALL meanings of chandrasekhar limit

Chan·dra·se·khar lim·it
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  • noun chandrasekhar limit the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf, equal to 1.44 solar masses. A star having a mass above this limit will continue to collapse to form a neutron star 3
  • noun chandrasekhar limit the mass limit above which a star has too much mass to become a white dwarf after gravitational collapse, approximately 1.44 solar masses. 1
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