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Effect
of Degenerate Electron Pressure
•Loss of energy does not reduce
pressure
•Star
does not contract in response to loss of energy
•Gravity
not available as energy source to heat up star
•Electrons
are already in lowest energy states allowed
(equivalent to atoms in ground state) so no energy available there
(equivalent to atoms in ground state) so no energy available there
•If
there is no other energy source, as energy is lost nuclei move slower and temperature drops.
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