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clu2415 · 02-15-2020, 12:59 PM

Do you mean the tidal stresses from the gravity wells? A pulsar’s radiation emission? The radiation emitted by a black hole’s accretion disc?

Neutron stars (including pulsars) have a ridiculous magnetic field strength—and then there’s magnetars which are even higher! There could be an induction hazard from moving a metal object through that field. Neutron stars also have such intense gravity that they bend the light from their far side. You can observe 3/4 of their surface from one side!

02-15-2020, 12:59 PM	#2
clu2415 Join Date: Jun 2016	Re: Any GURPS stats for black holes, pulsars, etc? Do you mean the tidal stresses from the gravity wells? A pulsar’s radiation emission? The radiation emitted by a black hole’s accretion disc? Neutron stars (including pulsars) have a ridiculous magnetic field strength—and then there’s magnetars which are even higher! There could be an induction hazard from moving a metal object through that field. Neutron stars also have such intense gravity that they bend the light from their far side. You can observe 3/4 of their surface from one side!