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Early–October 2007

Contents 1 Depth of The Crust 2 Radius, volume, density in curved space 3 Magnetars categorised as rotation-powered neutron stars 4 SOLAR MASS

[edit] Depth of The Crust

The crust is 1 meter or 1 mile thick? (section on structure). The text and the figure are contradicting themselves. 201.80.110.49 (talk) 05:31, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Radius, volume, density in curved space

All the calculations regarding the volume and density of a neutron star that I have seen assume that the space inside a neutron star is flat. However, inside an object as massive as a neutron star, doesn't the curvature of space become significant? Wouldn't that mean that the internal volume is larger than the standard formula for a Euclidean sphere would suggest? I hope someone more familiar with General Relativity can answer these questions. Clement Cherlin 01:16, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Magnetars categorised as rotation-powered neutron stars

Isn't a magnetar's power source it's magnetic field energy?

See http://solomon.as.utexas.edu/~duncan/magnetar.html#New_Kind_Of_Star

89.48.108.46 (talk) 16:22, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SOLAR MASS

SOME ISSUES HERE WITH THE SOLAR MASS OF THE NEUTRON STAR AND THE SUN. IF IT IS 1.35 SOLAR MASSES, THEN IT WOULD NOT BE SMALLER THAN THE SUN —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.214.128.4 (talk) 15:38, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it can be smaller, if it is denser. And neutron star are very dense. --84.10.180.181 (talk) 14:36, 23 March 2008 (UTC)