carbonqubit t1_iucnpp3 wrote
Reply to comment by TheLorax66 in A Monster Black Hole has Been Found Right in our Backyard (Astronomically Speaking) by joosth3
This is the basis for electron degeneracy in neutron stars due to the Paul exclusion principle. Black holes on the other hand aren't composed of fermions, as the singularity is more like knotted space or a closed timelike curve. They can be defined as having three foundational characteristics: charge, spin, and mass.
TheLorax66 t1_iud9vd2 wrote
You know, you're right, I do remember that being about stars now. Thanks for the little lesson, my astrophysics course never got quite that deep :)
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