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Do neutron stars violate the uncertainy principle?

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TL;DR Neutron stars do follow Heisenberg's uncertain principle by its particles occupying a greater amount of quantum 'momentum space'. read more

TL;DR Neutron stars do follow Heisenberg’s uncertain principle by its particles occupying a greater amount of quantum ‘momentum space’. This allows neutron stars to become smaller as more mass is added, until it exceeds a certain limit and becomes a black hole. read more

Uncertainty principle within a neutron star or black hole up vote 1 down vote favorite Take the time-energy uncertainty relation, $\Delta$$E$$\Delta$$T$$\ge$$\hbar/2$. read more

As the neutron star gains mass, as mentioned in chapter three, the neutrons have a larger uncertainty in momentum, therefore more neutrons can exist within the same spatial position without violating the exclusion principle, thanks to the uncertainty principle. At no point do two neutrons have the same wavefunction, thus the exclusion principle holds true. read more

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