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Strange matter - p.l Valença - 08-27-2023
Strangelet is a hypothetical particle consisting of a bound state of approximately equal numbers of up, down, and strange quarks. An equivalent description is that a Strangelet is a small piece of strange matter, small enough to be considered a particle. The size of an object composed of foreign matter could theoretically range from a few femtometers in diameter (with the mass of a light nucleus) to arbitrarily large. In theory they can only exist inside neutron stars, although a collision with another neutron star or a black hole could release them and they would wander through space until they collide with an object say a planet or a star converting the mass into matter. weird . Now let's say an advanced civilization discovered how to extract or artificially create and store this material? It could have military applications but also applications in terraforming allowing to convert moons or asteroids near worlds into "artificial stars", the science fiction book The Quantum Thief uses this same idea. Interestingly, some scientists think that strange matter may be more common in the universe than we think, perhaps dark matter itself. For more information: https://youtu.be/p_8yK2kmxoo?si=KuOxf7gD09KXI4rd
RE: Strange matter - stevebowers - 08-27-2023
We did have a number of strange matter weapons and other technologies in the early stages of the OA canon, but we eventually removed them because a couple of physics specialists who were members said that they were unlikely to work as described. If strange matter interactions were at all likely then they would probably be observed during high energy interactions such as supernovae, but this does not seem to be the case.
Certain types of non-interactive strange matter might be relatively commonplace, however.
RE: Strange matter - Avengium - 08-27-2023
The space to post YouTube videos is not EG articles.
We should move this forum thread.
RE: Strange matter - Worldtree - 08-27-2023
Moved