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What is contribution of S. Chandrasekhar to physics ?

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S. Chandrasekhar discovered limit structure and evolution of stars.
i.e., Chandrasekhar limit = 1.4 times of mass of sun

Chandrasekhar determined the "Chandrasekhar limit", that is, a star having a mass more than 1.44 times that of the Sun does not form a white dwarf but instead continues to collapse, blows off its gaseous envelope in a supernova explosion, and becomes a neutron star.

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