Introduction to Cosmology Ryden · Problem 7.6

Dark Matter

Physics — Astrophysics · solar-neutrinos-cosmic-neutrino-background

Problem

Fusion reactions in the Sun's core produce 2×10382 \times 10^{38} neutrinos per second. If these solar neutrinos radiate isotropically away from the Sun, about how many solar neutrinos are inside your body at any given time? Is this larger or smaller than the number of neutrinos from the cosmic neutrino background that are inside your body at the same moment?

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