Double Degenerate Stars

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2009-08-17

arxiv.org/abs/0908.2276v1

Chin. Phys. Lett. 25, 2378 (2008)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

8 pages, 2 figures, 1 Table, uses iopart

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Regardless of the formation mechanism, an exotic object, Double Degenerate Star (DDS), is introduced and investigated, which is composed of baryonic matter and some unknown fermion dark matter. Different from the simple White Dwarfs (WDs), there are additional gravitational force provided by the unknown fermion component inside DDSs, which may strongly affect the structure and the stability of such kind of objects. Many possible and strange observational phenomena connecting with them are concisely discussed. Similar to the normal WD, this object can also experience thermonuclear explosion as type Ia supernova explosion when DDS's mass exceeds the maximum mass that can be supported by electron degeneracy pressure. However, since the total mass of baryonic matter can be much lower than that of WD at Chandrasekhar mass limit, the peak luminosity should be much dimmer than what we expect before, which may throw a slight shadow on the standard candle of SNIa in the research of cosmology.

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