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Oscillations of Hamada-Salpeter White Dwarfs including General Relativistic Effects

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When general relativistic effects are included in certain models of white dwarfs, it seems impossible to obtain radial oscillation periods appreciably shorter than 2 s.

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SKILLING, J. Oscillations of Hamada-Salpeter White Dwarfs including General Relativistic Effects. Nature 218, 923–924 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218923a0

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