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White dwarf

A white dwarf is a star formed when a red giant runs out of helium fuel after losing most of its mass into space.

In 2364, the SS Tsiolkovsky was observing the formation of a white dwarf when its crew succumbed to polywater intoxication. The USS Enterprise-D, sent to investigate, was subsequently threatened by a stellar core fragment thrown off by the collapse of the red giant. (TNG: "The Naked Now")

White dwarfs are the only natural source of vertion particles. In 2370, a network emergent circuit nodes aboard the Enterprise-D collected vertions from the white dwarf Tambor Beta-6 to sustain their growth, but the supply from a single star proved insufficient. (TNG: "Emergence")

External link

White dwarf at Wikipedia

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-A '''white dwarf''' is a [[star]] formed when a [[red giant]] runs out of [[helium]] fuel after losing most of its mass into space. This leaves only the core, which is not producing any heat via nuclear fusion. As a result there is nothing to stop [[gravity]] collapsing the core down to a very small size (~10km). At this point the [[electron]]s in the core are so closely packed that quantum effects provide a counter force and the core stabilizes.
+A '''white dwarf''' is a [[star]] formed when a [[red giant]] runs out of [[helium]] fuel after losing most of its mass into [[space]].
+In [[2364]], the {{SS|Tsiolkovsky}} was observing the formation of a white dwarf when its crew succumbed to [[polywater intoxication]]. The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, sent to investigate, was subsequently threatened by a  [[stellar core fragment]] thrown off by the collapse of the red giant. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}})
-The resulting white dwarf is extremely hot and dense, although not as dense as [[neutron star]]s or [[black hole]]s. Because they contain only residual heat from the stellar lifetime, white dwarves eventually cool to become [[black dwarf|black dwarves]].
+White dwarfs are the only natural source of [[vertion]] particles. In [[2370]], a network [[emergent circuit node]]s aboard the ''Enterprise''-D collected vertions from the white dwarf [[Tambor Beta-6]] to sustain their growth, but the supply from a single star proved insufficient. ({{TNG|Emergence}})
-In [[2364]], the [[USS Tsiolkovsky|USS ''Tsiolkovsky'']] was observing the formation of a white dwarf when its crew succumbed to [[polywater intoxication]]. The [[USS Enterprise-D|USS ''Enterprise''-D]], sent to investigate, was subsequently threatened by a  [[stellar core fragment]] thrown off by the collapse of the red giant. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Naked Now]]")
+==External link==
-White dwarves are the only natural source of [[vertion]] particles. In [[2370]], a network [[emergent circuit node]]s aboard the ''Enterprise''-D collected vertions from the white dwarf [[Tambor Beta-6]] to sustain their growth, but the supply from a single star proved insufficient. ([[TNG]]: "[[Emergence]]")
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