Gregory's Server@vicgrinberg I thought a white dwarf is the end for a solar mass star. Why would a white dwarf explode? Do you mean: ejected while the star collapsing into a white dwarf?
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@vicgrinberg I thought a white dwarf is the end for a solar mass star. Why would a white dwarf explode? Do you mean: ejected while the star collapsing into a white dwarf? 2 comments
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@HaveyDeckAstro White dwarfs that are all alone out there will not explode. However, if the white dwarf grows beyond its maximum mass - when it accretes matter from a companion star - or if two white dwarfs collide, there will be an explosion. This is what supernovae type Ia are :)