The Planets and the White Dwarfs
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- 1 October 1950
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 110 (5) , 444-454
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/110.5.444
Abstract
Russell's relationship between the planets and the white dwarfs is explained on the basis of the atomic theory of solids. A single mass-radius diagram can be constructed which refers to both the planets and the white dwarfs. The radius is an increasing function of the mass in the region of planetary masses, and it is a decreasing function of the mass for stellar masses. The radius is a maximum at some mass intermediate between planetary and stellar masses. The maximum radius depends on the chemical composition, and it is 85,000 km. for hydrogen.Keywords
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