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> A star needs to be 8 solar masses for this to happen. Our sun ends at carbon. Wikipedia says the TOV limit is ~3 solar masses?
by myrmidon 2y ago
> A star needs to be 8 solar masses for this to happen. Our sun ends at carbon.
Wikipedia says the TOV limit is ~3 solar masses?
- cydodon 2y agoI know, that this doesn't help really, but in plasma physics as well as when dealing with degenerate matter and such 8 and 3 are the same number. Most of the time a scientist in these fields is happy to get the order of magnitude right! ;P
- lloeki 2y ago"Assume Pi is 1" is such a great conversation starter! https://www.xkcd.com/2205/ https://www.xkcd.com/2205/