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Jimmy87
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Hi,
My textbook has a multiple choice question about which stellar object has the highest surface temperature and the answer was a white dwarf. However, one of the options was a neutron star. Neutron stars are much denser and have been crushed by gravity even more plus they are rotating at immense speeds. So how can the surface temperature of a neutron star be less than a white dwarf? Can't find an answer anywhere,
Thanks for any help
My textbook has a multiple choice question about which stellar object has the highest surface temperature and the answer was a white dwarf. However, one of the options was a neutron star. Neutron stars are much denser and have been crushed by gravity even more plus they are rotating at immense speeds. So how can the surface temperature of a neutron star be less than a white dwarf? Can't find an answer anywhere,
Thanks for any help