EBK THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
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Chapter 24, Problem 53EAP

Nearest Civilization.

  1. Suppose there are 10,000 civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. If the civilizations were randomly distributed throughout the disk of the galaxy, about how far (on average) would it be to the nearest civilization? (Hint: Start by finding the area of the Milky Way’s disk, assuming that it is circular and 100,000 light-years in diameter. Then find the average area per civilization, and use the distance across this area to estimate the distance between civilizations.)
  2. Repeat part a, but this time assume that there are only 100 civilizations in the galaxy.

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