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Do Atoms in Neutron Stars Touch Each Other?
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[QUOTE="Chronos, post: 5548219, member: 10970"] The gravitational field of a neutron star is so great electrons are unbound from atomic nuclei, thus no atoms can exist in a neutron star. The force is so great in the interior of a neutron star that even atomic nuclei are deconstructed and all that remains is a sea of neutrons, protons and electrons. At the core of a neutron star the force is sufficient to decompose neutrons and protons, resulting in quark matter. This is, of course, largely conjecture because we cannot reproduce pressures necessary to mimic neuton star core conditions in the laboratory. The density of matter in the outer crust of a neutron star is about the same as the density of an atomic nuclei, so for all practical purposes we can say the nuclei are packed together like wet sand - in other words they are virtually touching one another. The density can easily exceed atomic nuclei density as you approach the core. We know such energies are capable of decomposing neutrons and protons because this what a collider does, albeit on a very modest scale. [/QUOTE]
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