EPISODE · May 22, 2020 · 57 MIN
66: Inscrutable Neutrons & Perplexing Pulsars
from syzygy · host Chris Stewart
Special Event! Syzygy Live at the Festival of Ideas — Friday 12 June, 8-9pm UK time. All the details at the website.Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review, or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypodSyzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypodThings we talked about in this episode:Neutron stars and pulsarsVideos on neutron stars from Kurzgesagt: video 1, video 2Most precise pulsar, more stable than an Atomic clockThe Crab Nebula pulsarVideo on the Supernova of 1054P-dot disgramThe Ideal Gas LawEquations of stateLIGOGravitational wave evidence for neutron star mergersVeritasium video on neutron star mergers
What this episode covers
Neutron stars are weird. Pulsars are weird. All pulsars are neutron stars. Are all neutron stars pulsars? Hmmm. How are they born? Do they die? Are they all the same? How big are they? Do pulsars all spin at the same rate? Or do they speed up, or slow down? So many questions — and we can thank Fabulous Listener Dave Weingartner for getting in touch to ask!
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