Quote:
|
Originally Posted by IridiumFleas
Chandrasekhar limit - well, if a single neutron does so after 15 minutes, I can assume (easy math here) that neutronium has a half-life of 15 minutes.
|
The problem is not with single neutrons which are far more stable than neutronium. If not for the gravitational force, massive nuclei would decay scaling with how massive the nucleus is.
Quote:
|
As far as the decay goes, it just means this is a short-lived weapon, once released. Should last long enough to do the job though.
|
Unfortunately, it's not going to be long enough.
Quote:
|
Density of neutronium - come to think of it, a teaspoon did seem a little wrong. I should have known better. Of course, at 80 meters across, it now becomes detectable, so the hidden aspect is less. Of course, if this object is "warped" or "teleported" on the sunny side of Earth, where it has to impact soon before it decays away too much of its mass (or expands too quickly), the warning would be scant.
|
Any neutron star entering our solar system would be observable when it was still well beyond the heliopause. I'm going to attend tomorrow a conference on single neutron stars, so I can give more information then.