Calculate the Chandrasekhar limit, the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star. Beyond this limit, electron degeneracy pressure cannot support the star against gravitational collapse.
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0.5 for carbon/oxygen, ~0.46 for iron
Default: 1.673×10⁻²⁷ kg
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Chandrasekhar limit equals 5.83 times the electron fraction squared solar masses, i.e. 5.83/μ_e² with μ_e = 1/Y_e. This gives 1.46 M☉ for carbon/oxygen and 1.26 M☉ for iron.
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