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In a neutron star - what force keeps the neutrons from getting closer and closer? [duplicate]
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Why do neutrons repel each other?
What I mean is that the neutrons are attracted to one another via gravity, so what force keeps them from collapsing to form a "neutron ...
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How come neutrons in a nucleus don't decay?
I know outside a nucleus, neutrons are unstable and they have half life of about 15 minutes. But when they are together with protons inside the nucleus, they are stable. How does that happen?
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What allows the modified Urca process to work at lower density than direct Urca in neutron star cooling?
The dominant method of neutron star cooling is neutrino emission. There are two regimes usually presented, the "direct Urca" and "modified Urca" processes, each of which are sequences of neutron decay ...
