Degenerate gas

DEGENERATE GAS A degenerate gas is one that is super-compressed and very dense. The molecules of this degenerate gas are virtually touching one another and the gas acts much like a solid.

degenerate gas -- an extremely dense gas in which the electrons and nuclei are tightly packed. The pressure of a degenerate gas does not depend on its temperature. density -- the mass of a body or region divided by its volume.

Degenerate Gas A state of matter found in white dwarfs and other ultrahigh-density objects, in which the electrons follow Fermi-Dirac statistics.

Degenerate Gas - A gas in which a type of particle (electrons or neutrons) are as tightly packed as permitted by the Pauli exclusion principle. In a degenerate gas, temperature has essentially no influence on pressure ...

degenerate gas - (n.) A gas in which either free electrons or free neutrons are as densely spaced as allowed by laws of quantum mechanics.

A degenerate gas in which the densities are so great that the nuclei are fixed with respect to each other so that they resemble a crystalline lattice. [H76] Quantum Space Vacuum with the potential to produce virtual particles. [F88] Quantum Theory ...

The pressure in a degenerate gas depends only on the speed of the degenerate particles NOT the temperature of the gas. But to change the speed of degenerate particles requires A LOT of energy because they are locked into place against each other.

In an X-ray burster, this hydrogen-rich material accretes onto the surface of the neutron star as a layer of degenerate gas. After enough of this material accumulates, fusion ignites in the degenerate gas.

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PHASES OF MATTER Matter can exist in four phases (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) and a few other extreme phases, like critical fluids and degenerate gases. The phase diagram of water (above) shows its phase at various temperatures and pressures.

See also: Light, Mass, Energy, Star, Temperature