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by PorterDuff 2463 days ago
Is there some reason for all neutron stars to have the same physical make-up and internal behavior? or could they fall into types?
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It is entirely possible that there could be different types of neutron stars, although the same physics will describe them all. As an analogy, white dwarfs all have the same equation of state, but based on the mass of the white dwarf the electrons can either be relativistic or non-relativistic. (This is not really a true dichotomy, it's just a spectrum.) There could plausibly be something similar with neutron stars.