Re:Physicists may now have a way to make element 120
by LeifCarrotson on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:00PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't nuclear-density collapsed matter stars exclusively zero-net-charge neutron stars? I suppose you could instantiate an "oops all protons" neutron star with a charge of 10^54 coulombs in Universe Sandbox, but I struggle to imagine how that would come to or continue to exist physically.
More importantly, I think that the Coulomb's Law repulsion effect would more than cancel out the gravitational attraction effect - both laws work as Force = (constant x particle1 x particle2) / distance^2, and the electromagnetic force is much, much stronger than gravity at all distances.
More importantly, I think that the Coulomb's Law repulsion effect would more than cancel out the gravitational attraction effect - both laws work as Force = (constant x particle1 x particle2) / distance^2, and the electromagnetic force is much, much stronger than gravity at all distances.