Further collapse of Neutron Stars

[Michaela SJ]

First post and I am not a scientist - just a curious soul.

What stops a neutron star/magnetar from collapsing further into a black hole?

 

[George Jones]

First post and I am not a scientist - just a curious soul.

Welcome to Physics Forums!

What stops a neutron star/magnetar from collapsing further into a black hole?

See,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_matter ,

and, in particular, the section "Neutron degeneracy".

 

[Michaela SJ]

Thank you and I 'almost' understand the degeneracy pressure and it explains why there are a lot neutron stars and not a lot of black holes.

 

[jim mcnamara]

This one on the Forbes site tries to be explanatory and has good graphics, consider giving it a peek.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/starts...ll-collapse-to-form-black-holes/#483a4a807159

 

[Vanadium 50]

explains why there are a lot neutron stars and not a lot of black holes.

Is this known to be the case? It's hard to see how, given that the vast majority of both objects are unobserved.