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the largest fraction of a star's mass that an inert isothermal helium core can hold while still supporting the overlying envelope.

In astrophysics, Schönberg-Chandrasekhar limit refers to the largest fraction of a star's mass that an inert isothermal helium core can hold while still supporting the overlying envelope. This meaning comes from Schönberg (1942) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Schönberg, M., & Chandrasekhar, S. (1942). On the Evolution of the Main-Sequence Stars. The Astrophysical Journal, 96, 161. https://doi.org/10.1086/144444

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