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A quark star is a hypothetical type of compact, exotic star, where extremely high core temperature and pressure have forced nuclear particles to form quark matter, a continuous state of matter consisting of free quarks.
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degenerate matter
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exotic star
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giant star
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stellar classification
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RX J1856.5-3754
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neutron
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electromagnetism
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neutron star
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binary star
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stellar evolution
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
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supergiant
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hypergiant
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red supergiant
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blue supergiant
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stellar population
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yellow supergiant
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QCD matter
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Type Iax supernova
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Earth
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