| Abstract: | The density of the white dwarf stars is reconsidered from the point of view of the theory of the poly tropic gas spheres,
and gives for themean density of a white dwarf (under ideal conditions) the formula ρ=2.162 × 106 × (M/⊙)2.
The above formula is derived on considerations which are a much nearer approximation to the conditionsactually existent in a white dwarf than the previous calculations of Stoner based on uniform density distribution in the star and which gave
for the limiting density the formula ρ=3.977 × 106 × (M/⊙)2. |
