How Smooth is a Neutron Star?

Summary Professor Michael Merrifield discusses a new result from LIGO that detected no gravitational waves from known pulsars. This null result places interesting constraints of the shape and symmetry of neutron stars. Despite their rotation of hundreds of times per second they are near perfectly symmetrical spheres.

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Stars : Brady Haran Mike Merrifield Philip Moriarty Edmund J. Copeland

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 5, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Summary Professor Michael Merrifield discusses a new result from LIGO that detected no gravitational waves from known pulsars. This null result places interesting constraints of the shape and symmetry of neutron stars. Despite their rotation of hundreds of times per second they are near perfectly symmetrical spheres.

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 5, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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