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  2. Chandrasekhar limit - Wikipedia

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    This yields a polytrope of index 3, which has a total mass, M limit, depending only on K 2. [9] For a fully relativistic treatment, the equation of state used interpolates between the equations P = K 1 ρ 5/3 for small ρ and P = K 2 ρ 4/3 for large ρ. When this is done, the model radius still decreases with mass, but becomes zero at M limit.

  3. Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit - Wikipedia

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    [7] And indeed, the most massive neutron star detected so far, PSR J0952–0607, is estimated to be much heavier than Oppenheimer and Volkoff's TOV limit at 2.35 ± 0.17 M ☉. [8] [9] More realistic models of neutron stars that include baryon strong force repulsion predict a neutron star mass limit of 2.2 to 2.9 M ☉.

  4. Opposition surge - Wikipedia

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    Opposition surge from the retroreflective lunar soil brightens the area around Buzz Aldrin's shadow during Apollo 11 (photo by Neil Armstrong).. The opposition surge (sometimes known as the opposition effect, opposition spike or Seeliger effect [1]) is the brightening of a rough surface, or an object with many particles, when illuminated from directly behind the observer.

  5. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The gram (10 −3 kg) is an SI derived unit of mass. However, the names of all SI mass units are based on gram, rather than on kilogram; thus 10 3 kg is a megagram (10 6 g), not a *kilokilogram. The tonne (t) is an SI-compatible unit of mass equal to a megagram (Mg), or 10 3 kg.

  6. Air mass (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The homogeneous spherical model slightly underestimates the rate of increase in air mass near the horizon; a reasonable overall fit to values determined from more rigorous models can be had by setting the air mass to match a value at a zenith angle less than 90°.

  7. Mach number - Wikipedia

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    It is first determined whether M is indeed greater than 1.0 by calculating M from the subsonic equation. If M is greater than 1.0 at that point, then the value of M from the subsonic equation is used as the initial condition for fixed point iteration of the supersonic equation, which usually converges very rapidly. [ 8 ]

  8. Moment magnitude scale - Wikipedia

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    The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with M or M w or Mwg, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude [1]) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. M w was defined in a 1979 paper by Thomas C. Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori.

  9. Low-threshold spikes - Wikipedia

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    The current is activated at around −60 mV, making it able to generate a low-threshold spike at or near the resting potential. [ 4 ] In a somewhat recent finding, cells maintained at a hyperpolarized level have been shown to exhibit intrinsic rhythmicity, resulting in spontaneous oscillatory behavior due to Ca 2+ driven depolarizations.