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2006-08-22 20:25:34 · 3 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Neutron stars are "dead" stars that have collapsed upon themselves and, rather than becoming a quantum singularity (black hole), they become an incredibly dense star about the size of the asteroid Ceres (recently given candidacy for planetary status), one teaspoon of which weighs hundreds of tons. Their defining feature is this density.
2006-08-22 20:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by giovanni9686 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A neutron star is one of the few possible endpoints of stellar evolution. A neutron star is formed from the collapsed remnant of a massive star after a Type II, Type Ib, or Type Ic supernova.
2006-08-22 20:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A neutron star is a star which has collapsed to a point at which not only have atoms collapsed (ie the gravitational force has overcome the electrostatic) but the nuclear particles themselves have collapsed (ie the gravitational force has overcome the residual strong force). At this point electrons and protons combine, and the only large particles left in the star are neutrons.
2006-08-22 21:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋