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neutron star

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ID 575971 Last modified 04.12.2024
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  • ülitihe, umbes 20-kilomeetrise läbimõõduga täht, mis tekib suure massiga tähest tuumareaktsioonide lõppemisel, kui tähe raskusjõud surub kogu tähe aine kokku neutroniteks
  • small compact star with density comparable to that inside nuclei and radii 10-15 km, consisting predominantly of neutrons and a few per cent of protons and electrons
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    • See also: 'Neutron star'. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 3 May 2017, https://www.britannica.com/topic/neutron-star [18.5.2017]
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  • Võib-olla annab neist suurtest arvudest parema ettekujutluse võrdlus, mida populaarteaduslikus kirjanduses sageli kasutatakse: kogu maailma inimkonna mass ühes kuupsentimeetris on neutrontähe iseloomulik tihedus.
neutron star
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  • If you fell from a height of 1 metre towards a neutron star you'd hit it in less than 0.000001 seconds with a speed of 7.2 million km per hour.

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