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18 September 2020 at 10:21 am
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Dr Paul Leyland
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The temperature may be quite low but the density is so high that hydrogen fusion still occurs in white dwarfs. I have seen an estimate that about 5% of the luminosity of a 10,000K WD is due to this process. I will see if I can dig out the reference if anyone is interested.