C/O white dwarfs of very low mass: 0.33-0.5 Mo
arXiv:0812.3729 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/172/1/012011
Abstract
The standard lower limit for the mass of white dwarfs (WDs) with a C/O core is roughly 0.5 Mo. In the present work we investigated the possibility to form C/O WDs with mass as low as 0.33 Mo. Both the pre-WD and the cooling evolution of such nonstandard models will be described.
arXiv commentSubmitted to the "Proceedings of the 16th European White Dwarf Workshop" (to be published JPCS). 7 pages including 13 figures
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