Matt WillemsenJan 6, 2024
The Most Massive Neutron Stars Probably Have Cores of Quark Matter
https://www.universetoday.com/165045/the-most-massive-neutron-stars-probably-have-cores-of-quark-matter/ #Massive #NeutronStars #Cores #QuarkMatter
The Most Massive Neutron Stars Probably Have Cores of Quark Matter

When a star with several times the mass of the Sun dies in a supernova explosion, it ends up as a neutron star, compressing its protons and electrons into neutrons. But neutron stars have layers, and the most massive ones there might have a core made of an even denser material called "deconfined quark matter." A new supercomputer simulation predicts that the most massive neutron stars almost certainly have these quark-matter cores.

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Maximilian AttemsJan 25, 2023

International shipment of the #QuarkMatter 2022 #HeavyIon conference proceedings 😣

What did people expect inside?!? 😆

Thank you @[email protected] to the organisers!

Adamas NemesisOct 12, 2022

The periodic table we know is only the beginning, for just beyond it lie islands of stability and even whole new forms of matter.

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2022/10/12/the-final-frontiers-of-the-periodic-table/

This post's featured image is Henrika Šantel's "The Chemist".

#chemistry #physics #periodictable #superheavyelements #elements #chemicalelements #science #scifi #sciencefiction #worldbuilding #quarkmatter #quarks #updownquarkmatter

The Final Frontiers of the Periodic Table, Adamas Nemesis

Ah, the periodic table of the elements: that ubiquitous chart in the realm of chemistry.

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