white dwarf
noun
plural white dwarfs
: a small hot whitish star of low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun but with a density many times larger
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The temperature increases immensely, by billions of degrees, causing the white dwarf to explode.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
The second is a white dwarf that has a reasonable rotation period but an unreasonably strong magnetic field.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024
The larger but cooler red star feeds material to the smaller, hotter white dwarf and this transfer of energy builds up.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
Hydrogen from the red giant is drawn to the surface of the white dwarf because of the pull.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
The second is a white dwarf that has a reasonable rotation period but an unreasonably strong magnetic field.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024
The larger but cooler red star feeds material to the smaller, hotter white dwarf and this transfer of energy builds up.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
Hydrogen from the red giant is drawn to the surface of the white dwarf because of the pull.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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