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When the sun becomes a white dwarf why will it take SO long to cool off?



 
 
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Old August 18th 06, 10:49 PM posted to sci.astro.research
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Default When the sun becomes a white dwarf why will it take SO long to cool off?

Hi:

I've read about the sun's life cycle. Apparently, when the sun becomes
a white dwarf, it will take at least a trillion years to completely
cool off. Why such a long time?

It seems that the sun would exist much longer dead [i.e. as a white
dwarf] than alive [burning hydrogen and helium].

Any assistance on this matter is appreciated.


Thanks,

Radium
 




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