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Yeah, only possible I imagine because the extreme gravitational forces, having already overcome electron degeneracy pressure, can hold it together when spinning
by jlgreco 13y ago
Yeah, only possible I imagine because the extreme gravitational forces, having already overcome electron degeneracy pressure, can hold it together when spinning at those speeds.
My thinking is that this would allow you to get a neutron star spinning much faster, and, but a neutron star just retains angular momentum from the parent star which apparently doesn't get something that large spinning all that fast.
- mtdewcmu 13y ago18% of the speed of light at the surface means that it could only spin slightly more than 5x faster without violating known physics. That isn't fast enough? If you want an in depth breakdown of this scenario, try posting a question at physicsforums.com. Be advised to follow their rules, though. Personal theories by non-physicists are severely punished (I made this mistake once).