Why do the radii of white dwarfs decrease with increasing mass, and the radii of the terrestrial planets increase?
September 23, 2020 | Education
| An increase in the mass of white dwarfs entails an increase in the density of matter and, accordingly, a decrease in size. The existence of a solid planet as a whole is determined not by the force of attraction, but by the force of intermolecular interaction of matter. The density of solid planets in a first approximation does not depend on their masses. Therefore, a more massive planet is also larger.
