uncertainty. More uncertain momentum must also be higher momentum. This increased momentum appears as a force that counteracts the gravitational force compressing the star.

The balanced pressure at the center of a white dwarf will be on the order of 1.5 million times the pressure in the center of the Sun. The central temperature will exceed 10 million K. While these conditions would fuse hydrogen the low luminosity of white dwarf stars implies the necessary nuclei are not present.

Core types

A typical white dwarf star,

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