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In this paper in section I the structure of massive fluid spheres (stars) which are composed of completely degenerate matters is investigated. Equations of equilibrium govering such configurations have been put in convenient forms. In section II a few minimal properties of the stars, such as the maximum (or minimum) central energy density and temperature, etc., have been studied. It has further been shown that for nondegenerate matters the reductions in maximum central energy density and temperature are proportional to 1/K 33 c −2 and 1/K 3 respectively (c=2.998×1010 cm/sec andK 3 is assumed to be greater thanK 1(=3.17×1012).
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Sharma, J.P. The structure of degenerate stars and their minimal properties. PAGEOPH 96, 157–162 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875637
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