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diegzumillo
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I'm a physicist but my field is at the other side of the spectrum, but my curiosity has no bounds :P
Based on observations we know of several configurations 'clumps of matter' can take, like planets, gas giants, comets, or basic rocks etc. But I always wondered about more unusual possibilities that are too small to be seen and too wild to be found in models unless you're looking for it. For example: is it possible to have a small blob of liquid floating in space? Small enough so the density is more or less the same across its radius, massive enough to keep it together gravitationally, hot enough to keep it liquid (whatever substance it is).
I guess my question is, more generally, what are the "craziest" (by whatever criteria you may choose) configurations of matter besides the ones we are already familiar with.
(which prefix would fit this topic better? B or stargazing? I went with stargazing because it seems less formal than a high school question)
Based on observations we know of several configurations 'clumps of matter' can take, like planets, gas giants, comets, or basic rocks etc. But I always wondered about more unusual possibilities that are too small to be seen and too wild to be found in models unless you're looking for it. For example: is it possible to have a small blob of liquid floating in space? Small enough so the density is more or less the same across its radius, massive enough to keep it together gravitationally, hot enough to keep it liquid (whatever substance it is).
I guess my question is, more generally, what are the "craziest" (by whatever criteria you may choose) configurations of matter besides the ones we are already familiar with.
(which prefix would fit this topic better? B or stargazing? I went with stargazing because it seems less formal than a high school question)