Usually means: Maximum mass for stable white dwarfs.
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▸ noun:  (astronomy) The maximum theoretical mass of a white dwarf, approximately 1.4 solar masses.

Similar:
Hayashi limit, Schwarzschild density, termination shock, Schwarzschild radius, Eddington limit, compact star, critical mass, dark star, solar mass, quantum limit, more...

Opposite:
white dwarf, supernova, black hole, neutron star

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Hayashi limit, Schwarzschild density, termination shock, Schwarzschild radius, Eddington limit, compact star, critical mass, dark star, solar mass, quantum limit, more...

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white dwarf, supernova, black hole, neutron star



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