Chandrasekhar limit

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astrophysical concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:white_dwarf_stars
gptkbp:describes maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
gptkbp:exceededBy leads to supernova or neutron star formation
gptkbp:field astrophysics
gptkbp:hasUnit solar mass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chandrasekhar limit
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
gptkbp:relatedTo stellar evolution
white dwarf
supernova
degeneracy pressure
electron degeneracy
gptkbp:significance determines fate of stars after nuclear fuel exhaustion
gptkbp:valuation approximately 1.4 solar masses
gptkbp:yearProposed 1930
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff_limit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4