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“With all reserve we advance the view that a supernova represents the transition of an ordinary star into a neutron star consisting mainly of neutrons. Such a star may possess a very small radius and an extremely high density. As neutrons can be packed much more closely than ordinary nuclei and electrons, the gravitational packing energy in a cold neutron star may become very large, and under certain conditions may far exceed the ordinary nuclear packing fractions.”

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Fritz Zwicky was a Swiss astronomer renowned for his contributions to cosmology and astrophysics. He proposed many innovative theories, including the existence of dark matter and the concept of cosmic expansion. more

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