A white dwarf is fine. It doesn't have to be blown apart altogether, just without fusion in some way, shape, or form.
Would draining away some of the mass work? I know stars are incredibly massive, but if there were a way to take a large chunk of mass out of the outer layers, perhaps it would...
Hello, all. This isn't entirely a real-life question, but I'd like to know your opinion. I'm a science fiction writer/astronomy lover trying for a "hard sci-fi" approach to the astronomy in my tale -- using as much real science as I can.
So, I have a dilemma. Stars naturally die after fusing...