noldig t1_itzmxzz wrote
Reply to comment by Ahandgesture in Would heavy unstable elements at the core of a star have a significantly extended half-life due to gravity? by SpectralMagic
The lifetime will mostly depend on phase space and temperature, so two quantities a free neutron doesn't care about. But these processes are responsible for cooling neutron stars down so we try to measure it. I have computed the rate a few times but never converted the units haha I will check
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