[Interview] Weirdest White Dwarf Ever Found. What's Going On?
A white dwarf was found that literally has to sides. One is Hydrogen. The other one is Helium. And it constantly rotates and changes those two sides. What's going on and how could this possibly happen? We're figuring it out with Dr Jeremy Heyl from the University of British Columbia.
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- 00:00 Intro
- 00:47 What? How?
- 05:02 Chemistry of white dwarfs
- 11:05 What could be the mechanism
- 20:25 Tools behind the discovery
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