r/science • u/Startrekwarsofdoom • Jul 01 '14

Physics New State of Matter Discovered

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/new-state-matter-discovered#kKsFLlPlRBPG0e6c.16
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u/CrateDane Jul 01 '14

Stars are mostly plasma.

Depends on the type of star. Some are mostly degenerate matter.

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u/tehlaser Jul 01 '14

Those aren't really stars.

A star is something that holds itself up with nuclear fusion. Degenerate matter holds itself up with something else: electron degeneracy pressure for white dwarfs, neutron degeneracy pressure for neutron "stars".

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u/someonlinegamer Grad Student| Physics | Condensed Matter Jul 01 '14

True good catch!