Stars

Question 1

What is the chandrasekhar limit and what does it dictate?

Answer 1

1.44x the mass of the sun, determines if the remnants of a star after a supernova collapses into a neutron star

Question 2

What are the conditions for a black hole to form?

Answer 2

After a supernova, the remains of the high mass star must be greater than 3 solar masses

Question 3

What are the conditions for a neutron star to form?

Answer 3

After a supernova, the remains of the high mass star must be between 1.44 and 3 solar masses