Figure 19-7: R I V U X G
Degenerate Electrons In an ordinary piece of metal, like the chrome grille on this classic car, the electrons are affected by the Pauli exclusion principle. The resulting degenerate electron pressure helps make metals strong and difficult to compress. A more powerful version of this same effect happens inside the cores of low-mass red giant stars.
Degenerate Electrons In an ordinary piece of metal, like the chrome grille on this classic car, the electrons are affected by the Pauli exclusion principle. The resulting degenerate electron pressure helps make metals strong and difficult to compress. A more powerful version of this same effect happens inside the cores of low-mass red giant stars.
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