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A neutron star of mass

2×1030kg2 × 10^{30} kg

and radius 10 km rotates with a period of 0.02 seconds. What is its rotational kinetic energy?

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We write the equation for the rotational kinetic energy of a rigid body and then, we continue to substitute II for the inertia of a disk, and ω\omega for 2π/T2\pi / T (where TT is the given period).

K=12Iω2I=25MR2ω=2πT    K=12(25MR2)(2πT)2=4π25MR2T2=4π25(21030)(10103)2(0.02)2=3.951042 J\begin{align*} K&=\dfrac{1}{2} I \omega^2 \\ I&=\dfrac{2}{5} MR^2 \\ \omega&=\dfrac{2\pi}{T} \\ \implies K&=\dfrac{1}{2} \left(\dfrac{2}{5} MR^2\right) \left(\dfrac{2\pi}{T}\right)^2 \\ &=\dfrac{4\pi^2}{5} \cdot \dfrac{MR^2}{T^2} \\ &=\dfrac{4\pi^2}{5} \cdot \dfrac{\left(2\cdot 10^{30}\right) \left(10 \cdot 10^3\right)^2}{\left(0.02\right)^2} \\ &=3.95 \cdot 10^{42} \text{ J} \end{align*}

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