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Old July 15th 07, 05:04 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.astro,alt.astronomy,alt.astronomy.solar
Guy Macon
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Default How long will the sun remain a white dwarf?




Paul Schlyter wrote:

At the start, the temperature difference is 100 deg C of course.
Let's say after one hour the temperature difference is 10 degrees.
After two hours it's 1 degree, after three hours 0.1 degrees, after
four hours 1E-2 degrees. After a day+night the temperature difference
is 1E-22 degrees, after a week 1E-166 degrees, after a year 1E-8764
degrees, and after 15 billion years 1E-131490000000000 degrees. The
temperature difference will never ever go all the way to zero!


This assumes that the quantum of temperature is smaller than
10^-131490000000000 degrees...

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