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From the comments it seems that 'bigger' equals mass, and 'fifty times the size' refers to volume. I was confused too.
by strick 16y ago
From the comments it seems that 'bigger' equals mass, and 'fifty times the size' refers to volume. I was confused too.
- lutorm 16y agoThat's probably true, but there's also the fact that the majority of the mass of the star escapes as gamma rays and neutrinos, so mass isn't (locally) conserved in these events.