MSI Lunch Talks

Andrew Cumming (MSI)

Nov 14, 2022 12:00 PM
This event recurs weekly until 14 Dec 2022
Lunch Talk

Title:"Chandraskehar and the White Dwarfs made from Lead"

You may have heard of the Chandrasekhar mass, the maximum mass limit for white dwarfs. But if you look up the original papers on this topic, you will find something strange. Did Chandrasekhar really believe white dwarfs were made from ... Lead?? Come and find out in this talk and also learn about how heavy elements could solve a modern day white dwarf mystery.




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