The radii of degenerate dwarfs and of neutron stars
\n\t\t\t\tare fundamentally linked to the fundamental constants
\n\t\t\t\tof physics.\u00a0 The neutron star is about the size of
\n\t\t\t\ta black hole of comparable mass.\u00a0 The degenerate dwarf,
\n\t\t\t\ton the other hand, has a radius that is of order 2,000 times
\n\t\t\t\tlarger.\u00a0 This difference in radius is a direct consequence
\n\t\t\t\tof the proton being more massive than the electron by this
\n\t\t\t\tfactor.\u00a0 The mass of the proton sets the absolute scale
\n\t\t\t\tfor these objects.\u00a0 The radius of the neutron star is of
\n\t\t\t\torder 15 km, and the radius of the degenerate dwarf
\n\t\t\t\tis comparable to Earth's.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The radii of degenerate dwarfs and of neutron stars are fundamentally linked to the fundamental constants of physics.\u00a0 The neutron star is about the size of a black hole of comparable mass.\u00a0 The degenerate dwarf, on the other hand, has … Continue reading