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White Dwarf

The dense stellar remnant remaining after a low-to-medium mass star exhausts its core nuclear fuel and sheds its outer layers.

P_deg ∝ ρ^(5/3) (Electron Degeneracy Pressure) M_☉ (Mass) or R_Earth (Radius) Astrophysics, Cosmology & Relativity

Wormhole

A hypothetical topological feature of spacetime creating a shortcut connecting two separate points in space and time.

ds² = -c² dt² + dl² + (r₀² + l²) (dθ² + sin²θ dφ²) Einstein-Rosen Bridge Topology