Schonberg-Chandrasekhar limit

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Term: Schonberg-Chandrasekhar limit
Definition:

During the main sequence stage, a star burns the hydrogen in its core and transforms it into helium. When the helium mass amounts to about 10% of the initial stellar mass, the star can no longer maintain the hydrostatic equilibrium in its core; the star increases its volume and leaves the main sequence in order to become a red giant.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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