From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Harney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:48 AM > Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. > <snip> > > > > Nope, mass causes gravity, size doesn't. Admitted, most very large > objects > > also have lots of mass, but a volume of highly dense matter would produce > > more gravity than an equal volume of low density matter. Technically, > > though, since it was almost cylindrical (which would act like an arch) > and > > mostly hollow, I imagine that, if the neutronium is strong enough to be > > impervious to most weapons, it would probably be able to support it's own > > inward gravity as that gravity shouldn't be that massive. > > Lets see, the densities we would be talking about are around 3*10^14 g/cc. 300 Billion Kilograms per cubic centimeter? We aren't talking about a black hole are we? Is density that high even possible? I mean, there has to be a finite limit of how many protons and neutrons that you can pack into such a small space. If 6.02*10^23 protons only wieghs1 kilogram (IIRC), and neutrons weigh roughly the same as protons, that would require about 1.8*10^38 protons or nuetrons packed into a single cubic centimeter. Assuming a spherical model for protons and neutrons and perfect packing of protons and nuetrons (assuming no empty space at all, which would be impossible with a spherical model): 1.8*10^38*(3/4)*pi*r^3=1cm^3 4.24*10^38*r^3=cm^3 r^3=2.36*10^-39cm^3 r=1.33*10-13 cm That would mean the radius of a proton/neutron would have to be less than 1.33*10^-13 cm. Is that right? Michael Harney - No Room For Electrons Maru [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
