Concept information
Preferred term
black dwarf
Definition
- A black dwarf is a theoretical stellar remnant, specifically a white dwarf that has cooled sufficiently to no longer emit significant heat or light. Because the time required for a white dwarf to reach this state is calculated to be longer than the current age of the universe (13.8 billion years), no black dwarfs are expected to exist in the universe so far. The temperature of the coolest white dwarfs is one observational limit on the universe's age. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dwarf)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-K7RMK0T3-B
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