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Both of these articles mention that the high magnetic fields could be distorting the shape of the atoms, but shouldn't these be plasmas at these temperatures?
by floxy 4y ago
Both of these articles mention that the high magnetic fields could be distorting the shape of the atoms, but shouldn't these be plasmas at these temperatures?
- EdwardDiego 4y agoIIRC the equations of state for neutron stars aren't known yet, there's several models.
- dang 4y agoThe other article is https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/bizarre-object-10-million-times-brighter-than-the-sun-defies-physics-nasa-says https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/bizarre-object-1... (via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35572092 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35572092, but we've since merged the threads).
- thriftwy 4y agoStrong magnetic fields are expected to elongate atomic nuclei as well.