neutron star

[stevebtaylor]

considering that a gravity field in fluctation will produce a gravity wave, will a gravity wave contribute to the formation of a stellar mass collapsing to a neutron star? how?

[toastywombel]

considering that a gravity field in fluctation will produce a gravity wave, will a gravity wave contribute to the formation of a stellar mass collapsing to a neutron star? how?

 

If you are proposing that a gravity wave from another object would cause a massive star to run out of fuel, collapse in on itself creating a Supernova, and then compress the remnants into a neutron star. I would say no.

As the core of a massive star is compressed during a supernova, and collapses into a neutron star

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star

[stevebtaylor]

no, not a gravity-wave from another object.

 

when a star goes supernova its gravity field is changed and in response that produces a physical gravity-wave which travels through matter. this does not refer to gravitational wave radiation, but rather to 'the stone dropped in pond water' variety.

as the stellar mass collapses, how does the gravity-wave travelling through it contribute to the formation of a neutron star?

[Airbrush]

...will a gravity wave contribute to the formation of a stellar mass collapsing to a neutron star? how?

 

No, gravity waves are far too weak to contribute to a collapsing star.

[stevebtaylor]

gravitational waves or gravity waves? this reference is to the physical variety that can be seen travelling through matter.

[Airbrush]

Good catch SteveBTaylor. Those are two completely different things. Gravitational waves are what binary neutron stars or black holes may generate. Gravity waves are here on Earth.

[stevebtaylor]

gravitational-waves and gravity-waves are indeed two completely different things.

yes, just like here on earth, gravity-waves travel through fluid matter.

the definition is; when a gravity field is in fluctuation, a gravity-wave is produced.

applying this to the chaotic fluctuation of a collapsing star, a gravity-wave is produced. this wave travels through the in-falling cloud.

the question is either

1) what effect does this have on suceeding events?, or

2) explain how the gravity-wave has no effect on the formation of a neutron star.

[Airbrush]

I cannot explain why gravitational waves probably have nothing that will contribute to the formation of a neutron star. It just seems to me that gravity is a very weak force to begin with. Gravitational waves have not even been detected yet. They are theorized. How can anything so undetectable assist gravity itself to collapse a star into a neutron star? You think gravitational waves are something like dark matter, very massive, or powerful, yet undetectable?

 

Gravity is all you need to collapse a star into a neutron star. That event may send out gravitational waves.

[stevebtaylor]

gravity-wave is the term intended. the physical manifestation of a wave travelling through a fluid, just like here on earth.

similar to waves crashing on a beach.