The nearest neutron star (a collapsed star made primarily of neutrons) is about 3.00 × 1018 m away from Earth. Given that the Milky Way galaxy (Fig. P1.81) is roughly a disk of diameter ~ 10²' m and thickness ~ 1019 m, estimate the number of neu- tron stars in the Milky Way to the nearest order of magnitude. Figure P1.81

The nearest neutron star (a collapsed star made primarily of neutrons) is about 3.00 × 1018 m away from Earth. Given that the Milky Way galaxy (Fig. P1.81) is roughly a disk of diameter ~ 10²' m and thickness ~ 1019 m, estimate the number of neu- tron stars in the Milky Way to the nearest order of magnitude. Figure P1.81

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The nearest neutron star (a collapsed star made primarily of
neutrons) is about 3.00 × 1018 m away from Earth. Given that
the Milky Way galaxy (Fig. P1.81) is roughly a disk of diameter
~ 10²' m and thickness ~ 1019 m, estimate the number of neu-
tron stars in the Milky Way to the nearest order of magnitude.
Figure P1.81

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