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Strong Magnetic Fields Allow White Dwarfs to Grow
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · Updated October 13
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Simulations by researchers of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and their collaborators show that strong internal magnetic fields could allow some white dwarfs to grow to substantially higher masses than determined by the Chandrasekhar limit.
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- The Hindu
The study highlights the possibility of "super-Chandrasekhar" white dwarfs, which theorists have predicted for decades, and shows an evolutionary pathway for stars to become them.
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