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Details Title: astro final Description: astronomy 100 Total Flash Cards: 5 Created: 05/03/2007 20:18:35	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Pulsars Definition (every 1.337 sec.) After collapse spin and magnetic field strength increases; magnetic field bemas radiation into space Term Special Relativity Definition 1. The speed of light is constant for everyone. it's the fastest possible speed in the universe. 2. The rules of physics are identical for everyone, no matter their speed. Term 1 parsec Definition 3.26 light years...earth's radius to turn 1 arcsec Term core collapse Definition (electron degeneracy) past 1.4 solar masses--->core collapse--->core transformed into sea of neutrons (electrons squeezsed into protons, neutrinos released) Term Neutron Star Definition 1.4-2 Solar Masses Supported by Electron Degeneracy (neutrinos) Very Small Diameter (20km)