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Timeline for Neutron stars - only neutrons?

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May 6, 2020 at 1:16 answer added Roghan Arun timeline score: 1
Jun 28, 2017 at 1:44 history tweeted twitter.com/StackPhysics/status/879878191904686080
Jun 27, 2017 at 21:59 comment added ProfRob @dmckee You are quantitatively way off.
Jun 27, 2017 at 20:04 vote accept auden
Jun 27, 2017 at 19:25 answer added ProfRob timeline score: 12
Jun 27, 2017 at 18:43 comment added Kyle Kanos Yes, mostly neutrons are the key. AFAIK, a NS is so named b/c the process $p+e^-\to n+\nu_e$, which can't happen w/o protons & electrons.
Jun 27, 2017 at 17:07 comment added dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten As an aside, the museum display may be knowingly simplifying for an unsophisticated audience. The neutrons are roughly 1800 times as numerous as the electrons and protons so why quibble?
Jun 27, 2017 at 16:53 history edited Qmechanic CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jun 27, 2017 at 16:47 comment added dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Closely related: physics.stackexchange.com/q/63383 physics.stackexchange.com/q/9098 and links therein, plus I thought there was a "composition of neutron stars" question, but I haven't yet found it.
Jun 27, 2017 at 16:22 comment added Hritik Narayan Wikipedia is right. I'm very sure. Check this out: physics.stackexchange.com/q/206856
Jun 27, 2017 at 15:37 history asked auden CC BY-SA 3.0