Neutron Stars (IMAGE)

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Neutron Stars

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Simulation of merging neutron stars calculated with supercomputers. Different colors show the mass density and the temperature some time after the merger has taken place and shortly before the object collapses to a black hole. Quarks are expected to form where the temperature and density are higher.

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Copyright: C. Breu, L. Rezzolla

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