• 113: White Dwarf Destiny

  • Nov 6 2023
  • Length: 55 mins
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113: White Dwarf Destiny

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  • We love it any time a listener gets in touch — but the *best* is when a listener suggests a topic for an episode of the podcast. So when Zofia Szczesna got in touch (through the Syzygy website, natch) and asked about white dwarf stars, Emily put her research hat on and dug into the amazing astrophysics of these amazing little entities. In this episode she lists her three favourite things about white dwarfs: a cheeky supernova loophole, wibbly-wobbliness, and our white dwarf (or more accurately, black dwarf) future.

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    Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

    On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod

    Things we talk about in this episode:

    • Osiris Rex’s recent little problem

    • White dwarf stars

    • Degenerate electrons and neutrons

    • The Chandrasekhar limit

    • Types of supernovae

    • Variable stars

    • Proton decay

    • Black Dwarfs
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