This is one of my videos from my complete introductory astrophysics course, covering all areas from constellations to the Big Bang. Watch them all here:
http://jasonkendall.com/AstronomyLectures/
Some of the most amazing objects in the universe that are still things are neutron stars. Often looked at in astronomy as the thing on the way to black holes, these objects are really the wildest states that matter can take in the universe and still be matter.
Neutron Stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star
Conservation of Angular Momentum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_momentum#Conservation_of_angular_momentum
Pulsars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar
Magnetars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar
Telsa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_(unit)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell
Nuclear pasta may offer insight into strange world of neutron stars
https://phys.org/news/2015-02-nuclear-pasta-insight-strange-world.html
Nuclear Pasta in Neutron Stars
https://astrobites.org/2017/10/05/nuclear-pasta-in-neutron-stars/
Astromaterial Science and Nuclear Pasta
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.03646.pdf
The Crab Pulsar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Pulsar
Hubble's View of the Crab Pulsar
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/37/
Space Movie Reveals Shocking Secrets of the Crab Pulsar
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/0052/index.html
Vela Pulsar Jet: New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
http://www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/vela/
Vela Pulsar
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/multimedia/vela2012.html
New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/vela_pulsar.html
X-ray burster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_burster
See all of Jason’s videos in the series here:
http://jasonkendall.com/AstronomyLectures/
Or on the youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/g42FMWLdZJs?list=PLyu4Fovbph6dNY-eRXbsOmLamss0RPyLh
