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The application of physical theory to celestial systems such as stars, planets, galaxies, supernovae, and black holes. Astrophysics proper is concerned with explaining phenomena more so than making observations, the latter falling under the purview of astronomy.

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Are electrons bounded or unbounded to nuclei when they are degenerate?

I have a question about degenerate electrons in white dwarfs. So, as far as I know, when the gas contained in stars is compressed so much, the electrons start to fill the lowest energy level and then, …
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Why the Fermi's energies of the proton, neutron and electron are related in this way in a ne...

I'm referring to this answer made by ProfRob about why neutrons are stable against beta decay in neutron stars. I've partially understood the answer: when the Fermi's momentum of the electron $p_f = ( …
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