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How long will the white dwarf survive?

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That depends what you mean with "survive". A white dwarf can be considered dead, it no longer produces energy. But it will continue emitting light for trillions of years; it has a lot of stored energy, and a small surface area to radiate it.

That depends what you mean with "survive". A white dwarf can be considered dead, it no longer produces energy. But it will continue emitting light for trillions of years; it has a lot of stored energy, and a small surface area to radiate it.

That depends what you mean with "survive". A white dwarf can be considered dead, it no longer produces energy. But it will continue emitting light for trillions of years; it has a lot of stored energy, and a small surface area to radiate it.

That depends what you mean with "survive". A white dwarf can be considered dead, it no longer produces energy. But it will continue emitting light for trillions of years; it has a lot of stored energy, and a small surface area to radiate it.

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That depends what you mean with "survive". A white dwarf can be considered dead, it no longer produces energy. But it will continue emitting light for trillions of years; it has a lot of stored energy, and a small surface area to radiate it.

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