Planck star

noun

Planck star

noun
1

Astrophysics A hypothetical astronomical object whose energy is around the Planck density (5.155 × 10⁹⁶ kg/m³).

  • The entire matter of the sun condensed into the space of an atom: a Planck star should be constituted by this extreme state of matter.2015, Carlo Rovelli, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Penguin, published 2016, page 44:
Coordinate terms
Planck relic

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