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The Chandrasekhar limit is the maximum size of a white-dwarf, not a neutron star. It's usually defined as the minimum size of a neutron star (since it has to o
by kevinastone 2y ago
The Chandrasekhar limit is the maximum size of a white-dwarf, not a neutron star. It's usually defined as the minimum size of a neutron star (since it has to overcome electron-degeneracy pressure). The TOV limit[0] is the maximum size of a neutron star.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolman%E2%80%93Oppenheimer%E2%80%93Volkoff_limit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolman%E2%80%93Oppenheimer%E2%...
- FredPret 2y agoAh yes - you’re right. I was thinking of neutron stars all along - which, correct me if I’m wrong, look like they have similar density to an atomic nucleus and for which the upper limit is apparently 3 Sols. [0] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star#:~:text=Neutron%20stars%20have%20overall%20densities,1017%20kg%2Fm3 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star#:~:text=Neutron....
- nick238 2y agoHow much bigger can a neutron star be given the TOV limit vs. the Schwarzschild radius winking the whole thing into a black hole?