frozen star
English edit
Etymology edit
- (stellar black hole, black hole alternative): From relativity predicting the passage of time slowing to a stop as the star collapses through its event horizon, "freezing" time and the star.
- (Population 0 star): From the existence of frozen volatiles, such as water ice, existing in the atmosphere and on the surface of such a star
Noun edit
frozen star (plural frozen stars)
- (astrophysics) Synonym of stellar black hole
- (physics) Synonym of frozar A proposed theoretical alternative to black holes.
- (astronomy) A proposed theoretical type of Population 0 star, which could exist in the far future, with a very high metallicity allowing for stars with very low mass, resulting in a nuclear fusion cored star with a surface temperature close to the triple-point of water.