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Greetings,
What force keeps neutrons apart? And quarks? What keeps them from collapsing together?
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What force keeps neutrons apart? And quarks? What keeps them from collapsing together?
Thanks
I'm not sure about quarks, but in atomic nuclei and neutron stars, the Pauli exclusion principle prevents the collapse.Greetings,
What force keeps neutrons apart? And quarks? What keeps them from collapsing together?
Thanks
I'm not sure about quarks, but in atomic nuclei and neutron stars, the Pauli exclusion principle prevents the collapse.
You are right. What I should have said is that if a neutron star doesn't collapse, it is because of the Pauli exclusion principle. However, if the star is massive enough it can collapse and then the answer to the question is that nothing keeps them (the neutrons) from collapsing together.Unfortunately if a neutron star gets big enough, it becomes a black hole and what happens next is an open question.