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Neutron
star (more in next chapter)
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Quantum rules also resist neutron packing
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Densities much higher than white dwarfs allowed
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R ~ 5 km
~ 1014
gm/cm3
(similar to nucleus)
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M limit uncertain, ~3 MSun before
it collapses
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Spins very fast (by conservation of angular
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momentum)
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Trapped spinning magnetic field makes it:
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Act like a lighthouse beaming out E-M radiation
(radio,
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light)
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pulsars
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Accelerates nearby charged particles
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