Indeed, the strong nuclear force between nucleons (neutron and protons) becomes repulsive for a separation of about 1 fm. A neutron star reaches...
Dear God (I always wanted to write that), The strong nuclear force is repulsive at short range, and so raises the maximum mass of a neutron star....
Hi all, I had no idea my departure from the forum would create such a stir! A forum participant has asked me for clarification. My involvement...
In that case, to you and the other participants of this forum: "So long and thanks for all the fish." Bennett Link Montana State University
Dear Paddoboy and Rajesh, I request that you both desist from the personal attacks on each other. I doubt anyone wants to read these attacks, and...
Thanks, Rajesh. When I look at my posts, my name, affiliation, and website appear at the bottom. Is that not visible to others? Best, Bennett
Dear Rajesh, Are you saying that my proof in post #183 is correct? Best, Bennett
Q-reeus, I had not known about the endorsement process, a fairly new policy, because it did not apply to me; I already had a track record with the...
Dear Rajesh, Notice that the TOV equation depends on p and rho, and one needs a relation between p and rho to proceed with the calculation of the...
Hi Q-reeus, Please reread that endorsement link. There is no mention of academic affiliations. You just need a track record in the arXiv, or...
Dear Rajesh, You are incorrect. Induced collapse does not lead to causality violation. Why do you think it should? Note that the number of (4/3)...
Paddoboy, A neutron star has a surface temperature somewhat above 10^6 K shortly after its birth, and cools little for the first 10^5 yr. After...
Dear Brucep, The arXiv is one of the most important creations in scientific publishing. It is just as the name implies, a repository or archive; it...
Hi Rajesh, You can learn a lot about the reputation of a publisher by googling them. If a publisher engages in questionable practices, you will...
Q-reeus- I am a strong advocate for open access; scientific results should be available to everyone. The main astronomy and astrophysics journals...
There is no evidence that magnetars produce jets, though they do produce explosions.
The fields are expected to decay over about 10^5 yr, and that decay is thought to be releasing the energy that drives explosions and other phenomena...
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