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    Undergrad Why Does Gravity Remain when Star Mass Dissipates?

    Thank you all.
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    Undergrad Why Does Gravity Remain when Star Mass Dissipates?

    Looks like 4.67 billion years. Wow! Thank you for that.
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    Undergrad Why Does Gravity Remain when Star Mass Dissipates?

    But when the final collapse occurs, the net resulting black hole is theoretically more mass than the planet was in its entirety. I realize that the hydrogen gets converted to other elements including helium, carbon, sulfur and eventually iron, but each of these transitions can't be free - energy...
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    Undergrad Why Does Gravity Remain when Star Mass Dissipates?

    Stars have mass. This mass has a gravitational pull. The nuclear fission of the star pushes against the effects of gravity. Why doesn't the gravity reduce as the star burns more and more of the hydrogen/helium/carbon that it's made up of? In other words, how can a black hole be created when the...