To: MtnClimber
Wow, a neutron star twice the mass of the sun and spinning 500 revolutions per second. That is 30,000 RPM!
2 posted on
10/27/2020 2:11:36 PM PDT by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Maybe it’s not spinning so much as it is vibrating?
3 posted on
10/27/2020 2:14:45 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
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To: MtnClimber
Wow, a neutron star twice the mass of the sun and spinning 500 revolutions per second. That is 30,000 RPM! The star rotating at 500 RPS is the little one, the one whose mass is 1% of the sun and has six times the density of lead. I doubt that something with twice the mass of the sun could rotate that fast even if it was at neutron star density. The tangential velocity of the perimeter would likely be a significant fraction of the speed of light (that’s a guess).
Still, the little guy is pretty damned impressive.
12 posted on
10/27/2020 3:47:02 PM PDT by
dayglored
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