Magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit
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Computer simulations by researchers from the Indian Institute of Science and collaborators reveal that powerful internal magnetic fields can help white dwarfs withstand gravity and grow up to 2.4 times the mass of the Sun. This discovery challenges the traditional 1.4 solar mass Chandrasekhar limit and may explain unusually bright Type Ia supernova explosions.
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