Astrophysical data indicates that Pulsars weigh 1-2 times the Sun, within a diameter the size of a city (~10 km). What does that say about its interior? Watch this clip to find out 👇
A simple "back of the envelope" calculation (Density~ Mass/Radius^3) tells us that pulsars are the densest objects in the Universe! 😱 That their densities go beyond 10x nuclear densities here on Earth
Data also shows that Pulsars are "ultracold" (yes, you read it right) compared to the energies of its component particles (even superfluids could appear in its core!)
And squeezing magnetic field into a small volume also blows it up..making Pulsars the strongest magnets in the Universe
That makes Pulsars essentially cosmic laboratories to probe matter under the most extreme conditions!
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