Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy (Arny), 6th Edition

Chapter 15: Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes

Questions for Review

Your Results:

1			What are the approximate mass and radius of a white dwarf compared with those of the Sun?
2			How does a white dwarf form?
3			Can a white dwarf have a mass of 10 solar masses? Why?
4			What is meant by degeneracy pressure?
5			What is a neutron star?
6			What are the mass and radius of a typical neutron star compared with those of the Sun?
7			How does a neutron star form?
8			How do we observe neutron stars?
9			What is a pulsar? Does it pulsate?
10			Are all neutron stars pulsars? Are all pulsars neutron stars?
11			What creates the beams of radiation seen in pulsars?
12			What is nonthermal radiation?
13			What is a black hole?
14			What is the Schwarzschild radius?
15			What is Hawking radiation?

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