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physics.pop-ph2019★ 3 cited
Brown dwarfs and the minimum mass of stars
Jorge Pinochet
Stars form from large clouds of gas and dust that contract under their own gravity. The birth of a star occurred when a fusion reaction of hydrogen into helium has ignited in its c…
physics.pop-ph2019★ 9 cited
Five misconceptions about black holes
Jorge Pinochet
Given the great interest that black holes arouse among non-specialists, it is important to analyse misconceptions related to them. According to the author, the most common misconce…
physics.pop-ph2019★ 6 cited
"Black holes ain't so black": An introduction to the great discoveries of Stephen Hawking
Jorge Pinochet
Between 1974 and 1975, Stephen Hawking revolutionized the world of physics by proposing that black holes have temperature, entropy, and evaporate gradually. The objective of this a…