we have assumed that Rex is comprised of a uniform nucleon fluid, with protons, neutrons and electrons in an idealised 1:8:1 ratio
This is how the author is estimating it, they are assuming 1/9th of the mass is protons. No idea how good that assumption is though, there is a source which doesn’t look the most convincing
This is how the author is estimating it, they are assuming 1/9th of the mass is protons. No idea how good that assumption is though, there is a source which doesn’t look the most convincing
Whoopsie. I used to assume neutron stars are made of neutrons. It turns out Big Astronomy lied to me.
Neutron stars have so high pressure that MOST but not all protons decay into neutrons plus electrons (plus neutrinos)
Neutron stars are made of neutrons in the same way that tapwater is made of water molecules: primarily, but not entirely
I thought they were made from your mom’s dingleberries