S. Chandrasekhar
Abstract
Summary The density of the white dwarfs stars is reconsidered from the point of view of the theory of the polytropic gas spheres, and gives for the mean density of a white dwarf (under ideal conditions) the formula
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Summary The density of the white dwarfs stars is reconsidered from the point of view of the theory of the polytropic gas spheres, and gives for the mean density of a white dwarf (under ideal conditions) the formula
Key concepts: Polytropic process, White dwarf, Stars, Physics, Astrophysics, Ideal (ethics), Astronomy, Point (geometry)