Re: Two neutron stars on a collision course?

On 2008-03-01, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I imagine even in a head-on collision there'd be a lot of
> "spray". Since neutron star material isn't stable in the absence of
> neutron star gravity, might the decay of all that neutronium produce
> a significant amount of energy?

That paper I mentioned calculated that a barely-stable neutron star
losing a tiny bit of mass would cause it to explode with supernova
energy in a very short time.  So I'd say it's very likely.


- Tim