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Re:Nuclear pasta in neutron stars may be the strongest mater... by warent on Saturday September 15, 2018 @04:05PM (#17995815)
I love this. I had absolutely no idea. Thanks for the info!
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Re:Nuclear pasta in neutron stars may be the strongest mater... by andrepd on Saturday September 15, 2018 @05:43PM (#17996178)
It's descriptive of the shape of the pasta! Long strands of nuclear material in quark-gluon plasma are called "spaghetti phase", sheets of material are called "lasagna phase", etc.
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