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quark star [′kwärk ‚stär] (astronomy) A hypothetical star so dense that the nucleons have lost their identity and stability is derived from degenerate quarks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A resulting quark star, for example, would consist of up and down quarks, which make up protons and neutrons, and also strange quarks, which are heavier and not found in ordinary matter. A quark star would consist entirely of the building blocks of matter called quarks, but they wouldn't be combined into more massive particles, as they are in all matter known to date. The quark nuggets would be produced in a charged form and accelrated by electromagnetic fields near the quark star and then neutralized on the way. |
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