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White Dwarf Pulsar
Published on 7 Jan 2008 at 11:07 pm.
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Filed under neutron stars, stars, white dwarfs.
In introductory astronomy classes, we talk about white dwarfs and pulsars. They are generally thought of as completely separate end products of stellar evolution. A star of less that 8 solar masses (initial mass) will shed its outer layers into space and leave behind a degenerate object known as a white dwarf. […]
