Mass radius scaling near the Chandrasekhar Limit

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dc.creatorChakraborti, Sayan
dc.date2007-03-18
dc.date2007-03-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:52:57Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:52:57Z
dc.descriptionThe mass radius relationship of white dwarfs, near the Chandrasekhar Limit, is derived for a toy model of uniform density, using the variational principle. A power law scaling, reminiscent of those found in 2nd order phase transitions, is obtained. The derived exponent is shown to explain the relationship obtained by numerically integrating the TOV equations with the equation of state for a relativistic Fermi gas of electrons.
dc.description2 pages, 1 figure, minor revisions
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703476
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703476
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/126073
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleMass radius scaling near the Chandrasekhar Limit
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