Carbon detonation generally occurs when the accreted matter pushes the white dwarf's mass close to the Chandrasekhar limit of roughly 1.4 solar masses where gravity can overcome the electron degeneracy pressure which had prevented the star from collapsing during its lifetime.
Carbon detonation generally occurs. The accreted matter pushes the white dwarf's mass close to the Chandrasekhar limit of roughly 1.4 solar masses where gravity can overcome the electron degeneracy pressure. This white dwarf's mass close to the Chandrasekhar limit of roughly 1.4 solar masses where gravity can overcome the electron degeneracy pressure had prevented the star from. This white dwarf's mass close to the Chandrasekhar limit of roughly 1.4 solar masses where gravity can overcome the electron degeneracy pressure were collapsing during its lifetime.