nuclear pasta
A type of degenerate matter found within the crusts of neutron stars, where the…A type of degenerate matter found within the crusts of neutron stars, where the competition between nuclear attraction and Coulomb repulsion forces of similar magnitude allows for the formation of a variety of complex structures assembled from neutrons and protons.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A type of degenerate matter found within the crusts of neutron stars, where the competition between nuclear attraction and Coulomb repulsion forces of similar magnitude allows for the formation of a variety of complex structures assembled from neutrons and protons.
Watanabe, Gentaro; Iida, Kei; Sato, Katsuhiko (23 August 2000), “Thermodynamic properties of nuclear "pasta" in neutron star crusts”, in Nuclear Physics A, volume 676, numbers 1-4, →DOI, pages 455–473
Origin
From the resemblance of its phases to various types of pasta.From the resemblance of its phases to various types of pasta.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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