Physicists calculate proton's pressure distribution for first time
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Neutron stars are among the densest-known objects in the universe, withstanding pressures so great that one teaspoon of a star's material would equal about 15 times the weight of the moon. Yet as it turns out, protons—the fundamental particles that make up most of the visible matter in the universe—contain even higher pressures.