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The Equation of State of Stellar Matter

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In Chap. 15 we dealt with degeneracy of arbitrary degree for the electron gas. We now discuss the combined effect of all components of stellar matter, starting with the ion gas.

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Kippenhahn, R., Weigert, A., Weiss, A. (2012). The Equation of State of Stellar Matter. In: Stellar Structure and Evolution. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30304-3_16

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