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1 White dwarfs supported by degenerate electron pressure do not shrink with time because
•a.degenerate
electron pressure does not depend upon temperature.
•b.degenerate neutron pressure does not depend upon temperature.
•c.fusion keeps their temperature constant.
•d.no light can escape from them so they cannot cool with time.
•e.Newtonian laws of gravity do not work for these
small objects.
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one is covered in the text, and is a general property of degenerate matter.
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