2006-09-20 15:31:31 · 3 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The theoretical maximum rate of rotation of a neutron star is when the centripetal acceleration cancels the gravitational field and the star flies apart. Assume you've got the largest possible neutron star; any larger and it would collapse into a black hole; that's about 20km. diameter. It's gravitational field at the surface is about 10^12 m/s^2. A spin rate of a few thousand revs/second would be the maximum possible.
2006-09-20 17:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure but I remember hearing of one that's spinning at 31 times per second. That's 1860 RPM. Imagine how fast the clocks must run there.
2006-09-20 22:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to read the article (source below):
the technical name for it is PSR J1748-2446ad
this was correct as of Jan 06 things may have change since,
2006-09-20 22:36:14 · answer #3 · answered by unstable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋