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White dwarfs have been known for slightly more than fifty years; with their planet-like diameters, and stellar-like masses their densities are enormously much higher than those of ‘normal’ stars. They thus appear to represent a state of matter totally unknown and possibly unattainable on earth.
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Luyten, W.J. (1971). The White Dwarfs. In: Luyten, W.J. (eds) White Dwarfs. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomical International, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3081-6_1
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