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Marty

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The ________ planets are large bodies in the outer solar system with compositions like the Sun's.
 
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Why do white-dwarf supernovae all have the same maximum luminosity?
 
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Answer to Question 1

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White-dwarf supernovae occur when the mass of the white dwarf has just exceeded 1.4 MSun. Since the mass is always the same and the entire object-made of degenerate matter-explodes at once, the maximum luminosity is the same.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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