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Explorations An Introduction to Astronomy, 3/e
Thomas T. Arny
Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes

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Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes419
14.1White Dwarfs420
General Properties, Origin, and Fate420
Structure of White Dwarfs421
Degeneracy and the Chandrasekhar Limit422
White Dwarfs in Binary Systems: Novas and Supernovas of Type I423
14.2Neutron Stars424
General Properties and Origin424
Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars425
Emission from Neutron Stars427
X-Ray Binary Stars430
14.3Black Holes431
The Formation of Black Holes433
Observing Black Holes433
Gravitational Waves from Double Compact Stars434
Hawking Radiation435








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