Solidification of carbon-oxygen white dwarfs
Abstract
The internal structure of white dwarfs is discussed. Highly correlated plasmas are reviewed. Implications for phase separation in the core of cooling white dwarfs are considered. The consequences for evolution of white dwarfs are addressed.
- Publication:
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2d International Colloquium on Drops and Bubbles
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982drbu.coll..222S
- Keywords:
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- Phase Transformations;
- Stellar Evolution;
- White Dwarf Stars;
- Phase Separation (Materials);
- Planetary Cores;
- Plasma Cooling;
- Stellar Structure;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer